Israeli war updates: World court told Israel 'must be stopped'

Israel accused in world court of trying to 'destroy Palestinian life': Updates South Africa asked the top international court on Thursday to order a halt to the Rafah offensive, accused Israel of genocide and said the country's war effort "must be stopped" to protect the Palestinian people. South Africa’s legal representatives at the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, said Israel's shutdown of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom border crossings have plunged Gaza into "unprecedented levels …