#SouthAfrica on Monday (October 28) filed a detailed submission to the International Court of Justice ( #ICJ) outlining evidence of #Israel’s alleged violation of the #1948 #Genocide Convention in its ongoing war on #Gaza.

According to the South African presidency, the submission, also called a memorial, includes 750 pages of evidence of acts of genocide and genocidal intent.

"The evidence will show that undergirding Israel’s genocidal acts is the special intent to commit genocide, a failure by Israel to prevent incitement to genocide, to prevent genocide itself and its failure to punish those inciting and committing acts of genocide," a statement by the presidency said.

It added that the evidence is presented in more than 750 pages of text, in addition to over 4,000 pages of annexes.

"South Africa’s Memorial is a reminder to the global community to remember the people of #Palestine, to stand in solidarity with them and to stop the catastrophe. The devastation and suffering has been possible only because despite the ICJ and numerous #UN bodies’ actions and interventions, Israel has failed to comply with its international obligations,” it said.

The submission may not be made public, in accordance with the rules of the court, said the presidency.
Israel will have a deadline of 28 July 2025 to file a response, known as counter-memorial.

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