South Africa urges ICJ to halt Israel's 'genocidal' Rafah offensive

In its new submission to the International Court of Justice, South Africa called for an end to Israel's "genocidal" war in Gaza and for its attack on the southern city of Rafah to be halted.

South Africa's ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela said that Israel's "genocide" in Gaza has "just reached a new and horrific stage."

"South Africa had hoped, when we last appeared before this court, to halt this genocidal process to preserve Palestine and its people," Madonsela told the ICJ.

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