Updates: ICJ hears S Africa request over Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah

These were the updates on the first day of the ICJ hearings for Thursday, May 16, 2024.

South African and Israeli delegations stand in front of judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention during its offensive against Palestinians in Gaza, in The Hague Netherlands May 16, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Video Duration 02 minutes 03 seconds
By Nils Adler and Stephen Quillen
Published On 16 May 2024

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