South African ambassador’s concluding remarks

In his final remarks, South African Ambassador Vusi Madonsela reads out three modified provisional measures South Africa is requesting that the court order “as a matter of extreme urgency”:

Israel immediately ceases military operations in Gaza, including Rafah, and withdraws from the Rafah crossing.
Israel lets officials from the UN and other bodies providing humanitarian aid into Gaza. Israel ensures the unimpeded access of fact-finding missions, internationally mandated investigators and journalists to document and preserve evidence on the ground.
Israel submits open reports to the court on:
All measures taken to give effect to these provisional measures within one week from the date of the order
All measures taken to give effect to all previous provisional measures indicated by the court within one month of the order.

South Africa warns former colonial powers of ‘genocide denial’

In his final remarks, South African Ambassador Madonsela also warned of the dangers of former colonial powers denying genocide as Israel continues its onslaught in Gaza.

“Israel is acting with complete impunity in Gaza, escalating a final wave of… destruction from which there is no return”, said Madonsela.

“Three is a danger that sems from a form of amnesia and denial by former colonial powers in relation to the crimes associated with colonial violence perpetrated by indigenous peoples,” he said.

This includes the denial of genocide. This denial is clearly at play in Palestine.”

South Africa showed a firmer stance in today’s hearing

South Africa’s remarks at today’s hearing showed much stronger language “not only in the demands and end immediately and withdrawal of fighting forces, but it asserts quite clearly that there is genocidal intent on the part of Israel”, human rights lawyer Geoffrey Nice told Al Jazeera.

In the earlier hearings, South Africa appeared to take a softer approach, even to Israel, due to the October 7 attacks he said.

However, now, Nice noted, “it is making it quite clear that there’s evidence that Israel really has genocidal intent to destroy the Gaza and people in Gaza altogether”.

He said the court still can’t make a determination of genocide until all the evidence is heard at the end of the overall case.

“What it may do is identify a far stronger risk of genocide against which it needs to give its protection” he said, which may lead to it granting the protective measures that South Africa has requested.

GAZA GENOCIDE

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