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    Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court accusing Israel of genocide

    by Isabel Debre Jan 11, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem spent Thursday captivated by the proceedings in a faraway courtroom, closely following the first hearing in an unprecedented case brought by South Africa that accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

    Friends and family gathered before screens in living rooms and local coffee shops to watch the opening statements at the top United Nations court, located in the Netherlands. Cab drivers used their phones between shifts to tune into the International Court of Justice's livestream from The Hague.

    Televisions typically filled with images of bloodshed and destruction in Gaza instead broadcast foreign

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