Application of the Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel), 26 January 2024 - DIRCO

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Application of the Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel), 26 January 2024

2024-01-26

On 29 December 2023, the Republic of South Africa (hereinafter “South Africa”) filed in the Registry of the Court an Application instituting proceedings against the State of Israel (hereinafter “Israel”) concerning alleged violations in the Gaza Strip of obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (hereinafter the “Genocide Convention” or the “Convention”).