South Africa accuses Israel of genocide, urges top UN court to stop war in Gaza

South Africa accused Israel on Thursday (Jan 11) of breaching the United Nations' Genocide Convention - a treaty signed in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust. It lodged an appeal to the International Court of Justice to force Israel to "immediately suspend" its military operations in Gaza. Israel has dismissed the case as "atrocious" and "preposterous". https://cna.asia/3SeiGgO Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia