Israel’s attack on Rafah is part of an “endgame” in which Gaza is “utterly destroyed as an area capable of human habitation”, the International Court of Justice heard. “This is the last step in the destruction of Gaza and its Palestinian people,” British lawyer Vaughan Lowe told the court on behalf of South Africa. An ICJ order in January telling Israel to do everything it can to prevent genocide had not proved effective, Mr Lowe said.
