THE HAGUE - President Donoghue (2nd R) and other judges during a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on a request from South Africa for emergency measures for Gaza. Earlier this month, the court heard the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa. The entire case can take years to complete. ANP Remko de Waal Netherlands out - Belgium out (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL / ANP MAG / ANP via AFP)
JOHANNESBURG - Following the International Court of Justice’s decision, many are asking whether Israel will now be held directly accountable for the deaths and harm caused to Palestinians in Gaza.
There's also been criticism that it wasn’t South Africa’s place to bring a genocide case against Israel.
We unpack this further with Tom Dannenbaum.
He’s an associate Professor of International Law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, in the US.