荷兰海牙国际法庭开始审理南非诉以色列种族灭绝案

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以色列将于周五开始辩护​

The ICJ’s 15-judge panel, which sits in The Hague in the Netherlands, has been expanded by an additional judge from each side in this case. Israel will be represented by retired Supreme Court justice Aharon Barak, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, and South Africa by Dikgang Moseneke, the country’s former deputy chief justice.

ICJ risks treating Palestinians as “less worthy of protection than others," South Africa says​

From CNN's Christian Edwards

People sit inside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 11. Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters

South Africa has argued that if the International

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South Africa has outlined its key requests from the ICJ​

From CNN's Antoinette Radford

South African Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela looks on as judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 11. Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters
South Africa has now finished presenting its case. Israel, which has denied the allegations, will respond on Friday.

Mr Vusi Madonsela, South Africa’s ambassador to the Hague ended day one of the hearing by detailing the country’s requests for provisional measures.
He requested the measures be considered "as a matter of extreme urgency".
Among the provisional measures requested include:

• That Israel suspends its military operations in and against Gaza
• That Israel ensures its military - and any associated groups stop any military operations
• That Israel stops killing Palestinian people
• That Israel stops displacing Palestinian people from their homes and ensures they have access to food, water, healthcare and basic infrastructure
• That Israel take "all reasonable actions within their power to prevent genocide"

Israel will respond in court on Friday​

British jurist Malcom Shaw, center, legal adviser to Israel's Foreign Ministry Tal Becker, left, and Israel's deputy attorney-general for international law Gilad Noam look on as judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 11. Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters

If you are just joining us, South Africa has been laying out its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The hearing has paused for a coffee break but will resume shortly.

A reminder - South Africa will outline its case today and Israel will defend itself on Friday.
Israel has reacted furiously to the case, calling it an "absurd blood libel."

Its President Isaac Herzog said Tuesday there was “nothing more atrocious and preposterous” than South Africa’s claim.

Israel will present a case "using self-defense," he said, to show that it is doing its "utmost" under "extremely complicated circumstances" to avert civilian casualties in Gaza.

 

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The provisional measures issued by court​

Anna Holligan
Reporting from The Hague

There was a lot of detail there. Here are the provisional measures the court has made:

1. Israel must take all measures to prevent any acts that could be considered genocidal - killing members of a group, causing bodily harm, inflicting conditions designed to bring about the destruction of a group, preventing births
2. Israel must ensure its military does not commit any genocidal acts
3. Israel must prevent and punish any public comments that could be considered incitement to commit genocide in Gaza
4. Israel must take measures to ensure humanitarian access
5. Israel must prevent any destruction of evidence that could be used in a genocide case
6. Israel must submit a report to the court within one month of this order being given

The court also expressed grave concern about the fate of hostages being held by Hamas and called for their immediate release.

Court calls on Israel to preserve evidence​

The judge is now turning to the order requiring Israel to prevent the destruction of - and ensure the preservation of - evidence.

This order also includes not denying access to this evidence by fact-finding missions, international mandates and other bodies to Gaza.

The court voted 15 to 2 on this order.

The judge says the court votes by 15 to two that Israel will send a report to court within one month of the order