Overview

• South Africa has brought a claim of genocidal intent against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), with the first hearing set for 11 and 12 January.
• South Africa's claim is based on allegations that Israel's actions against Palestinians in Gaza are genocidal in character, with the intent to destroy the Palestinian group.
• Israel has chosen to defend itself at the ICJ, a reversal of its decades-long policy of boycotting the UN's top court.
• Iran has blamed Israel for deadly twin explosions during a memorial ceremony in southeastern Iran, warning that Israel will 'pay a heavy price' for the crime.
• Israel's military has released a video claiming to show the dismantlement of a tunnel route it accuses Hamas of excavating under Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza.