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Egypt to Lodge Note With ICJ Over Israel's Actions in Palestine, Reports Say

© AFP 2024 REMKO DE WAALPresident of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) US lawyer Joan Donoghue (2R) confers with colleagues at the court in The Hague on January 12, 2024, prior to the hearing of the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa.
President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) US lawyer Joan Donoghue (2R) confers with colleagues at the court in The Hague on January 12, 2024, prior to the hearing of the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 18.02.2024
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CAIRO (Sputnik) - Although the International Court of Justice recently ruled that Israel must take immediate action to prevent "acts of genocide" in Gaza, the death toll in the enclave has risen to 28,858 people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported.
Egypt will lodge a note with the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Israel's actions in Palestine, Egyptian broadcaster Al Qahera News reported on Sunday, citing a high-ranking source familiar with the matter.

"Egypt will file a note to the United Nations' International Court of Justice related to the Israeli actions in the occupied [Palestinian] territories," the source told the broadcaster.

Egypt will submit arguments to the court on February 21, the source was cited as saying.
On February 13, the South African government said that it had made an "urgent request" to the ICJ over Israel's decision to expand its operation in the Gaza Strip to the southern city of Rafah. On February 16, the ICJ ruled that the situation around Rafah did not require the introduction of any additional measures against Israel that were demanded by South Africa.
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