Adding to the storm is an alleged fatwa tied to the same networks behind the October 7 attacks – a call for the assassination ...

As Israel and Iran settle into an uneasy truce, South Africa faces mounting pressure to reassess its stance on global ...

A proposed US bill threatens to cut aid and impose sanctions on South Africa due to its legal actions against Israel at the ...

South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying the country’s leadership was “intent on destroying the Palestinians in Gaza” and ...

Legal teams from South Africa, the plaintiff, and Israel, the defendant, presented their arguments in two days of hearings before the International Court of Justice.

South Africa brings a case to the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and seeking an order to halt attacks. This marks the first challenge of ...

South Africa and Israel are both parties to the Genocide Convention, according to the ICJ, which is also known as the World Court and is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

South Africa's 84-page filing says Israel's actions “are genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part" of the Palestinians in Gaza.

At The Hague, proceedings began on South Africa's accusation of genocide by Israel in Gaza. Health officials in Gaza say more than 23,000 people have died in the war.

On Friday, Israel’s legal team responded to South Africa’s arguments by saying the Israeli operations in Gaza were a natural response to the events of October 7, when Palestine Islamic Jihad ...

(RNS) — In its initial ruling on South Africa’s petition accusing Israel of planning a genocide in Gaza on Friday (Jan. 26), the International Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Israel to ...