Court Order: APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE IN THE GAZA STRIP (SOUTH AFRICA v. ISRAEL) by International Court of Justice

… [The Co-Agent of Israel] indicated that exceptional demands had been placed on Israel in terms of having to deal concurrently with various intervention proceedings in the case;

… the Agent of South Africa stated that his Government was of the view that the request for an extension of the time-limit for the filing of the Counter Memorial should be rejected, since Israel did not provide adequate justification for such an extension… the Agent emphasized that a delay in addressing a genocide claim would be unjustifiable considering the humanitarian situation in Gaza and Israel’s continuing acts and omissions in violation of the Genocide Convention;

Taking into account the views expressed by the Parties, [the court] Extends to 12 January 2026 the time-limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of the State of Israel;