South Africa asks U.N. courtroom to order Israel to halt Rafah assault | EUROtoday

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South Africa on Thursday urged the International Court of Justice to order Israel to halt its Rafah offensive and defend civilians in Gaza.

In a listening to at The Hague’s Peace Palace, South Africa’s authorized workforce argued that Israel’s offensive poses an “extreme risk” to humanitarian provides and primary providers, to the Palestinian medical system and to “the very survival of Palestinians in Gaza as a group.” On Friday, Israel will reply.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/16/south-africa-israel-rafa-genocide-icj/