Israel says South Africa ICJ case 'completely divorced from facts and circumstances'

The second day of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun, with Israel presenting its defence to South Africa's request for additional provisional measures due to Israel's operations in Rafah.

Israel's co-agent Gilad Noam is opening the defence, calling South Africa's genocide case "completely divorced from facts and circumstances".

Noam said that Israel did not have enough time to prepare a proper defence, and that some representatives were unable to make it to The Hague.

The representative insisted that 278 rockets were fired by Hamas towards Israel in the past week, and that Rafah stands as a "focal point for ongoing terrorist activity".

Noam repeated Israel's claim of Hamas using Palestinians as human shields.