World Court to rule on measures against Israel in Gaza genocide case

U.N. judges will rule on Friday on South Africa’s request for emergency measures against Israel, including that it halt its military operations in Gaza, over which it faces allegations of state-led genocide at the World Court.
Friday’s ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will not deal with the core accusation of the case – whether genocide occurred – but will focus on the urgent intervention sought by South Africa.
Among the measures South Africa requested is an immediate halt to Israel’s military operation, which has laid waste to much of the enclave and killed more than 25,000 people, according to Gaza health authorities.
Israel has asked the court to reject the case outright. An Israeli government spokesperson on Thursday said they expected the U.N.’s top court to “throw out these spurious and specious charges”.