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| The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN, holds public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case South Africa v. Israel on 11 and 12 January 2024, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. (Courtesy International Court of Justice) |
South Africa expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule this Friday on whether it will grant emergency measures to stop the war in Gaza, South African news website News24 reported on Wednesday, citing two sources close to the matter.
In response to the news report, South Africa's justice ministry spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, posted on X:
We do not have an official communication from the court regarding when the judgment will be delivered."
A representative for Israel's foreign ministry stated that he was unaware and was looking into it.
According to News24, a South African government delegation has arrived in The Hague ahead of the judgment. Reuters could not immediately confirm the arrival.
Earlier this month, South Africa petitioned the International Court of Justice, often known as the World Court, to impose an immediate suspension of Israel's catastrophic military operation in the Palestinian enclave, accusing it of carrying out a state-led genocide.
Israel disputed the genocide charges as "grossly distorted" and maintained it had a right to defend itself and was targeting Hamas, not Palestinian civilians.
The ICJ's initial verdict will not address the central question of whether Israel is committing genocide. The court will only consider possible emergency remedies, such as a restraining order while investigating the entire case, which often takes years.
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