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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip.
The court said, among others, that Israel must take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire.
Israel has lost its bid for the ICJ to throw out South Africa’s case against it. Israel argued that the court does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter. The court has ruled that it has. The court noted that there is a prima facie case of genocide which means Israel is suspected of genocide.
Judge president Joan E. Donoghue detailed the context of the case, which focuses on the military operation launched against Gaza by Israel, after the militant and political group Hamas murdered 1 200 people and abducted 240 others in
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