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\n The evidence was submitted on August 25 to a committee of ICJ judges responsible for monitoring Israel\u2019s implementation of the provisional measures previously ordered by the court and recommending possible options for further action.
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\n The move marks the latest step in Pretoria\u2019s sustained legal and diplomatic campaign over Israel\u2019s military operations in Gaza.
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\n South Africa presses ICJ over Israel\u2019s compliance
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\n South Africa\u2019s Department of International Relations and Cooperation said the ICJ has issued three legally binding provisional-measures orders against Israel aimed at protecting the rights of Palestinians under the Genocide Convention.
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\n Pretoria maintains that Israel has failed to comply with the orders, while Palestinians in Gaza continue to face severe shortages of water, healthcare, medicines and other essential supplies.
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\n South Africa also accused Israel of continuing to bombard Gaza, causing mass casualties and displacement, while arbitrarily detaining and deporting Palestinians.
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\n The government said it would continue using all available avenues to seek Israel\u2019s \u201cfull and immediate compliance\u201d with the court\u2019s orders.
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\n South Africa follows up on previous evidence
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\n The latest submission builds on evidence South Africa has previously provided to the international community. Pretoria sent letters enclosing public evidence files to the United Nations Security Council in May 2024, February 2025 and September 2025, urging action to ensure Israel complies with the ICJ\u2019s provisional measures.
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\n The ICJ\u2019s provisional measures are legally binding on the parties to a case, although the court itself has no independent enforcement force. South Africa\u2019s latest submission therefore gives the judges additional material to assess Israel\u2019s compliance and consider what further steps may be available to the court.
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\n South Africa launched its genocide case against Israel at the ICJ in December 2023, accusing Israel of violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention in its military campaign in Gaza.
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\n Israel has rejected the genocide allegations and has repeatedly defended its military operations as necessary to protect itself and target Hamas.
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\n The case remains separate from the court\u2019s assessment of whether Israel ultimately committed genocide. The provisional measures concern the protection of Palestinians and preservation of evidence while the broader case proceeds.
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\n For Pretoria, however, the latest filing signals that its campaign against Israel is continuing beyond its original case submission, with the government seeking to keep international pressure on Israel through the world\u2019s highest court.
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