On Dec 29 2023, South Africa filed a case against Israel with the International Justice Court, citing a breach of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Convention). The Malaysian Foreign Affairs Ministry (Jan 2 2024) and the Turkish Foreign Ministry (Jan 3 2024) supported this action.
Yet, the Application document (the Application), despite its crucial and horrifying details, still lacks the attention it deserves. These significant details serve as vital reference points to understand the situation in Palestine and its global implications.