{"id":38430,"date":"2024-02-26T12:29:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/south-africa-makes-urgent-request-to-icj-against-israels-rafah-offensive-2"},"modified":"2024-02-26T12:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:50:53","slug":"south-africa-makes-urgent-request-to-icj-against-israels-rafah-offensive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/south-africa-makes-urgent-request-to-icj-against-israels-rafah-offensive-2","title":{"rendered":"South Africa makes urgent request to ICJ against Israel\u2019s Rafah offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The African nation made an urgent request to the World Court to intervene in the Gaza Strip to protect Palestinian People from further Israeli hostilities.<\/p>\n<p>The International Court of Justice last month directed Israel to prevent its troops from committing genocide against Gazans, in a case filed by South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>However, Israel said it respects international law but rejected the ruling on the grounds that it has a right to defend itself against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"South Africa makes urgent request to ICJ against Israel\u2019s Rafah offensive\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_Hy7itpAjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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