South Africa Submits Filing to ICJ Over Israel’s Non-Compliance with Rulings

Pretoria: South Africa has submitted a comprehensive filing to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Israel's failure to comply with the provisional measures ordered by the court in the genocide case Pretoria brought against Israel in 2023, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. According to Nam News Network, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation stated that the filing was submitted under Article 11 of the court's Resolution concerning its internal judicial practice. The department emphasized that the provisional measures ordered by the ICJ are legally binding and that Israel has not complied with these orders. The statement highlighted that Palestinian survivors in the Gaza Strip continue to endure further trauma and are forced to live under severe humanitarian conditions in an increasingly shrinking area. It also noted that Israeli violations of the ceasefire, in effect since October 10, 2025, have resulted in the deaths of more than 1,300 Palestinians and in juries to over 4,330 others, while rescue teams continue to recover hundreds of bodies from beneath the rubble. South Africa affirmed its commitment to using all available avenues to ensure Israel's full and immediate compliance with the ICJ's orders. It pointed out that the provisional measures are intended to safeguard Palestinians' rights under the Genocide Convention and prevent irreparable harm to those rights before the court issues its final judgment. The case was initially filed by South Africa against Israel before the ICJ on December 29, 2023, accusing it of violating the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The court issued three provisional-measures orders in January, March, and May 2024, directing Israel to take all necessary measures to prevent acts prohibited under the Genocide Convention. According to figures from the Palestinian Health Ministry, the ongoing conflict has resulted in the deaths of 73,438 Palestinians and injuries to 174,44 7 others since October 7, 2023.