In March 2024, when South Africa yet again approached the International Court of Justice ICJ with concerns that a genocide was unfolding in Gaza, it warned that time was running out for the people of the enclave.
South Africa had brought an urgent application to strengthen provisional binding orders already made by the ICJ in January 2024. These included that Israel take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address famine and starvation and the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians.