ICJ updates: Israel responds to South Africa appeal for Rafah attack halt

Israel has argued its case at the top UN court after South Africa made an urgent appeal for an order to stop the Israeli offensive in Rafah.

Deputy Attorney General for International Law Gilad Noam, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman and legal adviser of the Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham look on 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
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South Africa seeks third intervention against Israel at ICJ

By Stephen Quillen and Federica Marsi
Published On 17 May 2024

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