The UN Security Council is expected to meet to discuss the ICJ’s interim ruling on Israel’s invasion of Gaza today, Al Jazeera reports.
The meeting comes as Israel confirmed it is “channelling large volumes of water” into tunnels in Gaza, one of the examples cited in South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ.
“Recent reports of Israeli plans to flood tunnels in Gaza with seawater is of extreme concern,” South Africa cited as part of its evidence alleging Israel is causing the “mass expulsion” of Palestinians from Gaza.
South Africa said the plan could cause “long-lasting contamination of Gaza’s aquifer and soil” and “further degradation and collapse of Gaza’s water and sewage infrastructure”.