"OBSCENE EXPLOITATION"
South Africa brought the case before the ICJ last year alleging that Israel's Gaza offensive breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention - a charge strongly denied by Israel.
In a ruling on Jan 26 that made headlines worldwide, the ICJ ordered Israel to do everything it could to prevent acts of genocide during its military operation in Gaza.
But South Africa has since returned several times to the ICJ arguing that the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza compels the court to issue further fresh emergency measures.
The court did so in March, ordering new measures compelling Israel to ensure the "unhindered provision at scale" of humanitarian aid.
In public hearings last week, South Africa's ambassador Vusimuzi Madonsela alleged that "Israel's genocide has continued apace and has just reached a new and horrific stage".
"Although the present application was triggered by the unfolding situation in Rafah, Israel's genocidal onslaught across Gaza has intensified over the past few days, also warranting the attention of this court," he said.
South Africa argued the only way to enable humanitarian aid in to ease the crisis in Gaza was a full halt to Israel's military operations.
The court will take months if not years to rule on the broader South African genocide case but it can order urgent measures while weighing its decision.
Israel retorted that South Africa's case was an "obscene exploitation of the most sacred convention" and the picture Pretoria paints to the court was "completely divorced from the facts and circumstances".
"It makes a mockery of the heinous charge of genocide," said top Israel lawyer Gilad Noam at hearings.
"Calling something a genocide, again and again, does not make it genocide. Repeating a lie does not make it true," he added.
Israel also said it was "acutely aware" of the suffering of civilians in the Gaza Strip and that it has made "extensive efforts" to increase humanitarian aid flowing.
US President Joe Biden said this week that "what's happening is not genocide".
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