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"The unique characteristics" of a state commission of inquiry would shield the prime minister and defense minister from international legal action, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said
Other countries, including Chile and Mexico, have also lent their support to the initiative
This marks South Africa's fourth application to the Court since Israel declared war on Hamas following the October 7 attack
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Hassim accused Israel of genocidal actions, claiming, "Israel has killed 14,000 Palestinian children in Gaza," although the UN revised this figure to 7,797 as of May 8
Turkish Foreign Minister announces Turkey would officially submit an intervention declaration before the International Court of Justice
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The decision, made by a vote of 15 to 1, was announced on Tuesday, dealing a blow to Nicaragua's efforts to halt what it perceived as facilitation of acts of genocide
Israel 'has real concern for the humanitarian situation and innocent lives, as demonstrated by the actions it has and is taking,' its lawyers told the International Court of Justice
This move follows a ruling by the ICJ in January, which directed Israel to refrain from any actions that could be construed as falling under the Genocide Convention
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Israel rejects the 'genocide' accusation as an 'obscene' inversion of reality antisemitic blood libel and Holocaust inversion
Israel chose not to participate in the hearings but submitted a written notice, denouncing the questions posed to the ICJ as "prejudicial" and "tendentious"
'That I support the armed struggle of Hamas? There is no lie more repulsive than this,' Cassif responds to landing in hot water after case against Israel
Critics argue that calls for withdrawal without negotiation 'further endangers Israeli citizens and endorses another massacre'
International Court of Justice (ICJ) schedules six days for more than 50 testifying, including the PA, with a decision likely to take months
Nicaragua becomes the first country to formally seek permission to intervene in World Court's case
Israelis planning to visit South Africa will now have to rely on foreign carriers with layovers along the way
The 17-judge panel will announce its decision at 12:00 GMT
Erdogan accused the United Kingdom and the United States of attempting to transform the Red Sea into a "sea of blood" with their military interventions
Billboards with Israelis still held in Gaza after the Hamas-led October 7 attack was meant to amplify their inability to testify at the ICJ
The session will kick off with preliminary discussions, during which South Africa will lay out its case against Israel
Israel wants the request rejected and plans to sue Iran and Hamas for genocide, and South Africa for supporting a terrorist group
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Any talk of mass relocation of Gazans “an illusion," the diplomatic source added
The trial is set to begin by discussing with South Africa the provisions within the case, slated to during the second week in January, 2024
The courtroom witnessed Ukraine's legal team situated only meters away from their Russian counterparts within the Peace Palace in The Hague
The Palestinian Authority claims that the papers filed to the ICJ would enable an opinion to be formed on the 'Israeli occupation and its 'legal consequences'