Top court makes Gaza ruling

On 26 January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an interim ruling (one taken before a final decision) in South Africa’s court case against Israel. South Africa claims that Israel is breaking international law by committing genocide against the Palestinian people who live in Gaza, a strip of land bordering Israel. Genocide is a deliberate attempt to destroy part or all of a particular race or group of people. What is the court case about? It concerns the war between Israel and Hamas, a political and military organisation based in Gaza. A long-running conflict between the two became much worse on 7 October last year when Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking around 240 hostages (prisoners). Hamas is classed as a terrorist organisation by the UK and…

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