What is South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the UN’s top court?
The United Nations’ top court is preparing to hear a case put forward by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people.
The case will be the first of its kind since Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in charge of the Gaza Strip, launched a deadly assault on Israeli soil on 7 October.
The attack killed around 1,200 people with 240 more taken hostage, around half of whom have been subsequently released.
Israel’s response, including and a three-pronged ground offensive, has killed, according to the local Hamas-run authorities, and .
