South Africa Files Article 11 Submission to ICJ Documenting Israel's Non-Compliance With Genocide Case Provisional Measures

On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation submitted a filing to the International Court of Justice under Article 11 of the Court's Resolution concerning its internal judicial practice, formally documenting what Pretoria says is Israel's continued non-compliance with the ICJ's binding provisional measures orders in the genocide case South Africa brought in December 2023. The submission argues the provisional measures — intended to protect Palestinians in Gaza from acts prohibited under the 1948 Genocide Convention and prevent irreparable harm before a final judgment — remain legally binding regardless of the October 2025 ceasefire, and that Israel has not complied with them. Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa regional director, Heba Morayef, said Israeli authorities 'have continued to inflict irreparable damage to the rights of Palestinians in Gaza ... in utter disregard of the court's orders,' citing at least 1,303 Palestinians including over 300 children killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire took effect, alongside continued mass displacement and destruction of civilian infrastructure. Amnesty called on South Africa's move to spur other states to press Israel to comply, halt arms transfers, and end economic relations sustaining the occupation. The case remains in its written pleadings phase, with South Africa's Reply not due until November 22, 2027 and Israel's Rejoinder due May 22, 2029.