An Israeli delegation attended Thursday’s hearing, which lasted roughly three hours and focused on the petition by South Africa’s lawyers that the court take urgent steps to prevent further violence in Gaza while the case proceeds.
On the eve of the hearing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video message, in English, that appeared aimed at blunting South Africa’s allegations, saying that Israel “has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza” and that it was “fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population.”
But Thursday’s landmark case thrust discussion of the Gaza war into a new international forum, one that presents Israel with new challenges, legal scholars said.
As Thursday’s hearing got underway, a South African official quoted Nelson Mandela, the country’s anti-apartheid icon and founding president.
Blinne Ni Ghralaigh, an Irish lawyer on the South African team, argued that there is an “urgent” need for the court to order provisional measures to stop the violence, saying there is a risk of “irreparable” harm to Palestinians in Gaza.
“On current rates, which show no signs of abating, each day, over three medics, two teachers, more than one United Nations employee, and more than one journalist will be killed, many while at work, or what appear to be targeted attacks on their family homes or where they are sheltering.
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An Israeli delegation attended Thursday’s hearing, which lasted roughly three hours and focused on the petition by South Africa’s lawyers that the court take urgent steps to prevent further violence in Gaza while the case proceeds.
On the eve of the hearing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video message, in English, that appeared aimed at blunting South Africa’s allegations, saying that Israel “has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza” and that it was “fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population.”
But Thursday’s landmark case thrust discussion of the Gaza war into a new international forum, one that presents Israel with new challenges, legal scholars said.
As Thursday’s hearing got underway, a South African official quoted Nelson Mandela, the country’s anti-apartheid icon and founding president.
Blinne Ni Ghralaigh, an Irish lawyer on the South African team, argued that there is an “urgent” need for the court to order provisional measures to stop the violence, saying there is a risk of “irreparable” harm to Palestinians in Gaza.
“On current rates, which show no signs of abating, each day, over three medics, two teachers, more than one United Nations employee, and more than one journalist will be killed, many while at work, or what appear to be targeted attacks on their family homes or where they are sheltering.
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