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Israel described the allegations leveled by South Africa as hypocritical and said that one of the biggest cases ever to come before an international court reflected

Ceasefire activists around the world who have been asking whether anyone was ever going to stand up for the Palestinians on the international stage got their answer on Thursday.

Israel will send top legal minds, including a Holocaust survivor, to The Hague this week to counter allegations that it is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The robust engagement with the International Court of Justice is unusual for Israel, which normally considers the United Nations and international tribunals as unfair and biased. The decision to participate rather than boycott reflects Israeli concerns that the judges could order Israel to halt its war against Hamas and tarnish its image internationally.

South Africa vs Israel genocide case is taking place at an ICJ court in the Hague, led by Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh and John Dugard. Watch live.

Israel is preparing for a significant legal battle at The Hague's International Court of Justice, where it faces charges from South Africa of perpetrating genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.  The case asserts that Israel's military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide. Israel has strongly refuted these allegations of genocide.