Dozens of Palestinians gathered Wednesday in front of the statue of Nelson Mandela in the occupied West Bank to thank South Africa for bringing a "genocide" case against Israel over its bombardment of Gaza.Israel has since bombarded Gaza by land, sea and air, killing at least 23,357 people, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza health ministry.
"We believe that many countries felt our pain, but South Africa decided to put it materially in paper.and filed a case," said Ramallah Mayor Issa Kassis.
The filing argues that Israeli acts which are allegedly “genocidal in character” include the killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
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