The United States has announced its intention to defend Israel against accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
The US filed a declaration of intervention at the ICJ, which is examining a case brought by South Africa that Israel breached the Genocide Convention during its Gaza campaign.
Washington has strongly denied the allegations, calling them 'false' and stating that they serve to 'delegitimise the State of Israel and the Jewish people'.
South Africa brought the case to the ICJ in December 2023, arguing that the Gaza war breached the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention, an accusation Israel has strongly denied.
More than a dozen countries have applied to join the case, paving the way for a wide-ranging showdown in the Peace Palace.
The ICJ has already issued emergency rulings in the case, including ordering Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza and allow aid in.
