JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule this Friday on whether it will grant emergency measures to stop the war in Gaza, South African news website News24 reported on Wednesday, citing two sources close to the matter. In response to the news report, South Africa's justice ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri posted on X: "We do not have an official communication from the court as to when the judgment will be delivered." News24 said a South African government delegation had touched down in The Hague in anticipation of the judgment. In the initial ruling the ICJ will not deal with the main question of whether Israel is committing genocide. The court will just look at possible emergency measures, meant as a kind of restraining order while the court looks at the full case, which usually takes years.

Source: News 24 January 24, 2024 13:59 UTC