ICJ rule on genocide case against Israel today

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to deliver its rule on South Africa’s request for “provisional measures” against Israel over its alleged genocide in Gaza.

On December 29, South Africa filed an 84-page legal case at the ICJ accusing Israel of violating the 1984 Genocide Convention during its near-four-month bombardment of Gaza.

Israel has dismissed the genocide allegations as “grossly distorted” and deemed them “blood libel”, saying it was acting in self-defence and targeting Hamas, not Palestinian civilians.

On January 11 and 12, the ICJ conducted hearings during which South Africa presented its case and, then, Israel defended itself.