Overview
- Speaking in parliament, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Pretoria welcomes the US-brokered truce but will press on with its genocide case against Israel.
- The deal announced this month provides for a halt in hostilities, exchanges of hostages and detainees, and expanded humanitarian aid access to Gaza.
- South Africa filed the case in December 2023 and submitted a detailed 500-page memorial in October 2024, with oral hearings expected in 2027.
- The ICJ has issued provisional measures ordering Israel to prevent genocidal acts and facilitate aid, with rights groups and reports citing limited compliance.
- A UN commission reported in September that Israel committed genocide, which Israel rejects, as a growing list of states including Spain, Ireland, Turkiye and Colombia back South Africa’s effort.