By Nils Adler and Alma Milisic

      The International Court of Justice is due to deliver its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip. You can watch the proceedings live here.

      The provisional measures include a request for Israel to suspend its military operations in the Gaza Strip.

      The judges will not rule on the merits of the genocide allegations, which may take years to decide.

      Since October 7, Israel’s military campaign has killed at least 26,083 people and wounded 64,487 others, according to officials in Gaza. Thousands more are missing under the rubble, most of them presumed dead.

   South Africa has standing to submit case: ICJ

    Judge Donoghue says some allegations against Israel fall within the provisions of the Genocide Convention.

    As the reading continues, the ICJ president says Palestinians appear to be a protected group under the convention.

   ICJ says it has jurisdiction to rule

    Judge Donoghue says the court has jurisdiction to rule over emergency measures in the case.