Israel is 'wearing Hamas down' and has sent more troops to Rafah, the defence minister has said. According to the UN, about 600,000 Palestinians have been driven out of the southern Gaza city since the beginning of last week.
The International Court of Justice has opened a new hearing today in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the war in Gaza. South Africa is demanding the United Nations' top court uses emergency measures to press Israel to halt its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population has sought shelter.
The country also says Israel must take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies for Palestinians in Gaza.During hearings earlier this year, Israel strongly denied committing genocidein Gaza and claimed it does all it can to spare civilians and is only targeting Hamas militants.Most of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people have been displaced since fighting began.
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