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UN Security Council set to discuss ICJ ruling
31 January 2024 06:56 GMT
The UN Security Council is set to to meet and discuss the International Court of Justice interim ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza on Wednesday at 11am New York time (16:00 GMT).
The meeting comes as Israel confirmed it is “channelling large volumes of water” into tunnels in Gaza.
“Recent reports of Israeli plans to flood tunnels in Gaza with seawater is of extreme concern,” South Africa cited as part of its evidence alleging Israel is causing the “mass expulsion” of Palestinians from Gaza.
South Africa said the plan could cause “long-lasting contamination of Gaza’s aquifer and soil” and “further degradation and collapse of Gaza’s water and sewage infrastructure”.