Although the verdict stopped short of a desperately-needed ceasefire for Palestinians, it represented a legal setback for Israel, and was a major diplomatic win for South Africa. Israel's military operations have killed over 26,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
South Africa said that Israel's military operations are aimed at bringing about the "destruction of Gaza's population", citing the deaths of 23,000 Palestinians in the three-month-long war. Israel has vehemently denied the accusations and accused South Africa of supporting Hamas.
In a show of how seriously it takes the case, Israel is sending a strong legal team to the ICJ to defend its military operation that came after the October 7 attacks. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the attacks as "hypocrisy and lies" while accusing South Africa of supporting Hamas.
The top UN court on Thursday will hear South Africa's case accusing Israel of violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention during its operations in Gaza. Israel has denied the claims despite a soaring death count of 23,200 Palestinians.
After Dean Elgar, Heinrich Klaasen has announced retirement from longest format of the game. He is the wicketkeeper-batter but wasn't preferred for the recently concluded series against India with Kyle Verreynne taking up the gloves.
SA tour of NZ: South Africa have named a new-look Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand. The team will be led by an uncapped player as the main stars remain absent due to the SA20 league.
South Africa's filing alleged that Israel was violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention in its devastating military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Israel rejected the application "with disgust" and accused South Africa of cooperating with Hamas.
South Africa landed a knockout punch on India as they won the Boxing Day Test in Centurion within three days. It was an abject surrender from the Indian team with both bat and ball as they first conceded a 163-run lead and then were folded for just 131 with Virat Kohli putting up some fight.
Suryakumar Yadav who injured his left ankle during the recently culminated T20I series against South Africa has given a major update on his recovery.
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Australia have announced a 15-member squad for the U19 World Cup 2024 to be played in South Africa. On the other hand, Hobart Hurricanes are slated to play their opening fixture against Sydney Sixers.
SA W vs BAN W 1st T20I Pitch report: The opening T20I clash between South Africa women and Bangladesh women will take place at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. The two teams have met each other 11 times in T20Is and this will be their 12th meeting in the shortest format.
The incident occurred at the end of the workers' shift at the Rustenburg mine on Monday evening. Nico Muller, the CEO of Implats, which owns the mine, said that this was the "darkest day in the history" of the company and said that it would provide support to the families of the deceased workers.
South Africa also accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, flaring tensions between countries that started with both recalling their envoys. EAM S Jaishankar also welcomed the efforts of the international community towards de-escalation and called for the release of all hostages.
SA vs AFG Pitch Report: South Africa would be looking to end the group stage on a high note, while Afghanistan will hope they can find something from the last game. There are only mathematical chances of the Afghans reaching the top four. The two sides meet at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
New Zealand vs South Africa Pitch Report for 1st November: New Zealand take on South Africa in one of the biggest games of the ongoing World Cup. It is a crucial game for both teams with a spot in the semis on offer, more so for the Kiwis, who have lost their last two games to India and Australia.
PAK vs SA Pitch Report: The Pakistan vs South Africa clash is set to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The two teams are having two different campaigns in World Cup 2023. While South Africa have four wins in their five matches, Pakistan have two in their five outings.
Lizaad Williams is the latest addition to South Africa's World Cup squad to be led by skipper Temba Bavuma. Lizaad is primarily a bowler and also a handy lower order batter who can wield his willow and win games for his side with the bat too.
Over 50 people sustained injuries in the blaze which broke out in the predawn hours on Thursday, Emergency Management Services said.
Tim David scored a crucial 64 off just 28 while Mitchell Marsh added unbeaten 92 runs to help Australia score 226 runs while batting first.
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