Genocide case against Israel. South Africa filed a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on allegations of genocide in Palestine. They requested the court to immediately order Israel to stop the war.
In the application submitted to the court, South Africa said – “The crime that Israel is committing… is genocide. They are destroying the Palestinians in Gaza, as a country, ethnically.” Israel’s foreign ministry dismissed the allegations as “baseless”.
South Africa says that Israel has broken the agreement that was made after the Holocaust. An attempt is being made to kill a human race in part or in some cases entirely. The court has been told to take immediate action but no hearing date has been fixed yet. The ICJ is the highest court of the United Nations. The judgment of this court based in The Hague, however, has been ignored many times before. For example, in March 2022, in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the ICJ ordered an immediate ceasefire to Moscow.
Israeli attacks on Khan Yunis in southern Gaza continued overnight on Friday. At least 165 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. 250 injured. An aerial attack was carried out on Nuserat refugee camp in central Gaza. The Palestinian Authority claims that Israeli forces are often taking people away. After that, he was arrested and tortured. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said forces were advancing toward Hamas’ main bases and weapons depots. The Israeli army found a tunnel under the house of Hamas leader Iha Sinwar in Gaza. They destroyed the tunnel-complex.
As the famine continues, the threat of an epidemic is increasing. At least 19 lakh people lost their homes in the war. At least 50,000 pregnant women suffer from malnutrition. They are not getting proper treatment. 9 lakh children are suffering from extreme cold, hunger, lack of drinking water. At least 5,300 patients are in critical condition in Gaza. They need to be rescued and taken to a safe place. Tedros Adhanom, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that if this continues, infectious diseases will soon spread in Gaza. The conditions in the refugee camps are dire. There are more than 4 lakh people in health crisis.
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