South Africa asks UN court to order Israel to end Rafah offensive 4

Legal adviser Cornelius Scholt and South African Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela attend a hearing at the ICJ on the situation in Gaza's Rafah, in The Hague, Netherlands.South Africa has renewed its call for emergency measures to halt Israel's ground invasion of Gaza, outlining its arguments in its third appearance before the International Court of Justice.

South Africa's Ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela told the court, if it isn't halted, Israel's offensive in Rafah could be the last step in the destruction of Gaza and its Palestinian people. He says the latest request is for Israel to "totally and unconditionally withdraw" from the Gaza Strip.

The court's judges have broad powers to order a ceasefire and other measures, but the court does not have its own enforcement apparatus.He says there is a lot on the line with the court's ruling. South African diplomat Zane Dangor says what is happening in Gaza needs to be monitored closely to prevent any atrocities or war crimes.

But Mr Dangor says the scale of suffering is now so intense, that a total ceasefire is needed to feed, medicate, and aid its desperate population.

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