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    South Africa lodges 'urgent request' about Israel's military operations in Rafah with UN court

    by Jordan King Feb 13, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: AP

    South Africa has lodged an "urgent request" for the International Court of Justice to assess whether an Israeli military operation in Rafah constitute a breach of the provisional orders it is currently under.

    The country said it has asked the court in The Hague to rule whether Israel's indication that it would launch a ground offensive in Rafah - where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting - represents a "further imminent breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza".

    The international court handed down a preliminary ruling last month in South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in

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