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The Claim

The International Court of Justice issued provisional measures in the case South Africa v. Israel concerning alleged violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide related to Gaza.

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The Short Version

Official ICJ orders show the Court did issue provisional measures in South Africa v. Israel concerning alleged violations of the Genocide Convention related to Gaza. The claim matches the Court’s own wording. The important limitation is that these were interim measures, not a final ruling on whether genocide occurred.

Caveats

  • Provisional measures are interim orders; they are not a final judgment that genocide occurred or that the Convention was violated.
  • The case remained pending on the merits as of May 19, 2026.
  • The ICJ issued multiple provisional-measures orders in this case, not just a single order.

The Receipts

  1. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – Order of 26 January 2024 – Provisional measures

    International Court of Justice

  2. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – Order of 28 March 2024 – Provisional measures

    International Court of Justice

  3. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – Order of 24 May 2024 – Provisional measures

    International Court of Justice

  4. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)

    International Court of Justice

  5. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) - Order of 28 March 2024 - Provisional Measures

    International Court of Justice

  6. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) - Order of 24 May 2024 - Provisional Measures

    International Court of Justice

  7. Summary of the Order of 26 January 2024

    International Court of Justice

  8. The ICJ's Modified Provisional Measures Order in South Africa v. Israel

    Lawfare

  9. The ICJ's Third Order on Provisional Measures in the South Africa v. Israel Case

    Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre

  10. Implications of the International Court of Justice's Provisional Measures in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)

    Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford

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Filed Under

Convention On The Prevention And Punishment Of The Crime Of GenocideGaza StripInternational Court Of JusticeIsraelSouth Africa

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