SA vs Israel genocide case: Pandor makes way to The Hague to hear ICJ judgement
The court will on Friday deliver its interim ruling on South Africa’s historic genocide case against Israel, where it’s seeking an order for emergency measures relating to Israel’s military action in Gaza.
FILE: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor speaking at the inaugural Cape Town Conversation on 25 November 2023. Picture: UNinSouthAfrica/Twitter
JOHANNESBURG - Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor is expected to travel to The Hague, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver its decision on South Africa's case against Israel.
South Africa approached the United Nations top court seeking an order for emergency measures relating to Israel’s military action in Gaza.
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Pandor will attend the ruling on Friday, where the 17-judge panel will announce its response to South Africa’s requests for an interim ruling in its historic genocide case.
Earlier in January, in two days of hearings, South Africa asked the ICJ to order an emergency suspension of Israel’s devastating military campaign in Gaza.
It argued that provisional measures were necessary “to protect against further, severe and irreparable harm to the rights of the Palestinian people under the Genocide Convention,” which it said continued to be violated with impunity.
South Africa filed nine orders to the court. Among them is the demand for an order that would direct Israel to suspend all military operations in Gaza.
In the meantime, provisional measures could be granted, provided that South Africa did enough to show that claims under the Genocide Convention are plausible and that the Palestinian population in Gaza faces a real and imminent risk.