Rafah is the “last stage of total annihilation,” South Africa’s team warned, urging the ICJ to order a ceasefire.
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela , Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation Zane Dangor and Palestinian Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Ammar Hijazi speak following a hearing on South Africa's request for additional provisional measures against Israel at the International Court of Justice in on May 16, 2024.
“South Africa had hoped, when we last appeared before this court, to halt this genocidal process to preserve Palestine and its people,” Madonsela continued. “Instead, Israel’s genocide has continued apace and has just reached a new and horrific stage.”
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