The International Court of Justice will hear today on Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will open a hearing today in South Africa's complaint that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The ICJ will open a two-day hearing (11-12 January) in a case filed by South Africa in late December 2023 accusing Israel of South Africa has not complied with its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which came into force in 1951. South Africa's 84-page complaint states that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians by killing Palestinians in Gaza. causing them physical and mental harm and by creating conditions calculated to bring about physical destruction. South Africa and Israel are parties to the convention that defines the term. 'Genocide' is defined as an act intended to destroy a racial group. The two-day hearing will focus specifically on South Africa's request for emergency measures ordering Israel to suspend military operations in Gaza. An investigation into whether or not a case has basis is a process that can take several years. An Israeli government spokesman said on Wednesday: The State of Israel will go to the International Court of Justice to refute South Africa's absolutely ridiculous defamation. Because South Africa provides political and legal protection to the rapist Hamas system. while Prime Minister Benjamin Israel's Netanyahu posts on X that Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza. or expel civilians in Gaza.-814.-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency