South Africa Accuses Israel of Violating ICJ Gaza Orders

South Africa has submitted a dossier to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of failing to comply with the court’s legally binding provisional measures concerning the Gaza genocide. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation stated on August 25 that the dossier contains information intended to assist an ICJ committee monitoring Israel’s implementation of the orders and considering possible options for the court.

According to the department, Palestinians continue to face deprivation of water, healthcare, medicine, and other essential resources. South Africa indicated it would continue pursuing all available avenues to seek Israel’s full and immediate compliance with the court’s orders. The department also accused Israel of killing local journalists and blocking foreign journalists and UN-mandated investigative bodies from entering Gaza.

The statement further alleged that since the announcement of a ceasefire, an average of one Palestinian child has been killed daily by the Israeli military. It also claimed that Palestinian miscarriage rates in Gaza have increased more than threefold, and surviving Palestinians are subjected to unbearable conditions, herded into shrinking territories and deprived of basic necessities.

The ICJ’s provisional measures, issued in 2024, call on Israel to "take all possible measures to prevent genocidal acts as outlined in Article 2 of the 1948 Genocide Convention."