South Africa has said Israel is subjecting the Palestinian people to “apartheid and genocidal acts”, at the opening of hearings in a case it brought against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, Reuters reports.

“South Africa contends that Israel has transgressed Article Two of the (Genocide) convention, committing acts that fall within the definition of genocide. The actions show a systematic pattern of conduct from which genocide can be inferred,” Adila Hassim, advocate of the high court of South Africa, said.