Israel has described South Africa’s decision to request the International Court of Justice to consider extending its provisional orders against Israel as a misuse of the court’s resources.
South Africa recently wrote to the court after Israeli military strikes in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Last month, the court ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent its troops from committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel reiterated its position that South Africa’s application to the Court was wholly unfounded in fact and law, morally repugnant and represented an abuse of both the Genocide Convention and the Court itself.
It also reaffirmed its commitment to the observance of international law in the present hostilities in Gaza – arguing that this unwavering commitment was implemented independently of any proceedings before the Court.
In rejecting South Africa’s new filing in relation to the assault on Rafah, Israel accuses Pretoria of seeking to essentially re-litigate what the Court only recently considered and further states that nothing in South Africa’s latest request establishes that the provisional measures already indicated by the Court would no longer be sufficient.
