Initial Ruling Expected in Genocide Case Against Israel: What to Know https://web.archive.org/web/20240125185425/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/middleeast/icj-israel-genocide-ruling.html South Africa offered as evidence the words of Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who said in October that Israel would impose a complete siege on the territory because it was fighting “human animals.”