World Court opens hearings in Gaza genocide case against Israel

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday opened hearings in a case in which South Africa is demanding an emergency suspension of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, where it says Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

In two days of hearings, the World Court, as the ICJ is also known, will hear South Africa's arguments on Thursday and Israel's response on Friday.

A ruling on the emergency measures is expected later this month. The court will not rule at that time on the genocide allegations.