A day after South Africa offered opening arguments in a politically explosive case that could drag on for years, Israel called it a profound distortion to claim that it is waging genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Lawyers for Israel rejected South Africa's allegations on Friday, during the second day of closely watched court hearings before the International Court of Justice.
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