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Even as SA demands the ICJ stop the war, Israel vows to 'intensify' operations in Rafah

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ICJ judges are seen after hearing the SA legal team's arguments on 16 May 2024, as part of its case against Israel over the Rafah offensive. 
(Nick Gammon/AFP)
ICJ judges are seen after hearing the SA legal team's arguments on 16 May 2024, as part of its case against Israel over the Rafah offensive. (Nick Gammon/AFP)

A South African delegation on Thursday told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that, in the course of six days, things had so deteriorated in Gaza that the court had no choice but to order Israel out of the entire territory.

That, said South Africa, was the only way to halt an ongoing genocide.

On the same day, Israel promised to escalate its attack on Rafah, the assault on which had triggered South Africa's application and seen the ICJ grant it a hearing.

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