Egypt to support South Africa ICJ case against Israel

Egypt has announced its intention to formally support South Africa's case at the International Court of Justiceagainst Israel, alleging genocide in its war against Hamas in Gaza.
   Pretoria brought its case to the ICJ in December, calling on the UN court
to order Israel to suspend its military operations in Gaza.
   In its most recent appeal to the ICJ on Friday, South Africa again accused
Israel of "continuing violations of the Genocide Convention" and of being
"contemptuous" of international law.
   Egypt on Sunday said its move to back the case comes "in light of the
worsening severity and scope of Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians
in the Gaza Strip", according to a foreign ministry statement.