South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ has brought a great deal of expectation across the Palestinian territories, most profoundly in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports from Rafah, southern Gaza.

At the same time, people understand that the court has no authority to enforce its decisions and that enforcement action can be blocked.

However, they view the hearings as a way to potentially bring provisional measures to stop conditions from worsening in Gaza, where civilian killings continue, according to Al Jazeera.