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An eruption of joy in Pretoria at the screening of proceedings in the case against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, organized by the Embassy of the State of Palestine and South Africa’s ruling ANC party. Those gathered waved flags and cheered after the UN court says Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. IMAGES
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slams the South Africa genocide case as "outrageous" after UN court Gaza ruling. The UN top court said Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and facilitate "urgently needed" humanitarian aid into the besieged territory, handing down rulings in a case that has drawn global attention. SOUNDBITE
The UN's top court says Israel must "prevent and punish" incitement to genocide during its landmark ruling in Gaza. The case was brought by South Africa, which has accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, set up in 1948 as the world reeled from the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust. SOUNDBITE
Protesters chanting slogans against Israel's offensive in Gaza gather outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Protesters, some wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves, chant: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." The UN's top court has handed down its verdict in a landmark case brought by South Africa that Israel should do everything it can to prevent any acts of genocide in Gaza. IMAGES
The head of the top United Nations court says that Israel must allow humanitarian assistance for Gaza, during the reading of the initial decision in the case against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza, a landmark case brought by South Africa that has sparked global interest. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).