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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Many who were watching the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on the South Africa vs Israel matter were beaming with pride as lawyers from South Africa made their arguments.<\/p>\n

<\/a>South Africa has accused Israel of crimes against humanity in its war against Hamas in Gaza and wants the ICJ to order a ceasefire.Social media was abuzz on Thursday with many users giving South Africa kudos for making compelling arguments against Israel and the violence the people of Palestine are on the receiving end of.<\/p>\n

The hearing at the Peace Palace in The Hague in Netherlands will hear counterarguments on Friday from lawyers representing Israel.<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in Gaza was \u201chypocrisy and lies\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a scathing response, Netanyahu said: \u201cThe hypocrisy of South Africa screams to the heavens.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fighting terrorists, we are fighting lies. Today [Thursday] we saw an upside-down world. Israel is accused of genocide while it is fighting against genocide,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Israel’s foreign ministry accused South Africa of \u201cfunctioning as the legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organisation\u201d in a case built on \u201cfalse and baseless claims\u201d.<\/p>\n

The hearing is happening against the backdrop of thousands of Gazans returning to scenes of devastation in the north of the enclave where Israeli forces have started withdrawing.<\/p>\n

The war has been going on for three months, destroying much of the coastal enclave.<\/p>\n

According to reports by Reuters, 23,000 people have died in the war and nearly 2.3-million Palestinians have been left destitute and displaced.<\/p>\n

An Israeli blockade is restricting aid supplies of food, fuel and medicine, creating what the UN says is a humanitarian catastrophe.<\/p>\n

The legal team representing South Africa is led by justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola who addressed a press briefing after day 1 of the court proceedings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world has watched in horror as Palestinian men, women and children were slaughtered, blown up, buried alive under the rubble of their homes, left to die painful deaths in unresourced hospitals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

South Africa’s legal team at the international court:<\/b><\/p>\n

John Dugard SC<\/p>\n

Adila Hassim SC<\/p>\n

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC<\/p>\n

Max du Plessis SC<\/p>\n

Tshidiso Ramogale<\/p>\n

Sarah Pudifin-Jones<\/p>\n

Lerato Zikalala<\/p>\n

Vaughan Lowe KC<\/p>\n

Blinne Ni\u0301 Ghra\u0301laigh KC<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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