South Africa’s Case Against Israel Is Hamas’s Lawfare Victory

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : High casualty rates can trigger war crimes accusations, investigations that bog down military efforts, and heightened scrutiny on military operations.
61% : (The more radical Islamic Jihad, by contrast, blasted the Court for not ordering Israel to halt military operations.)
51% : The concept entered the military and legal academic lexicons in the early 2000s to describe the use of human shields by Hamas and other non-state actors.
51% : Before the ruling on provisional measures, Hamas welcomed South Africa's case said it would abide by any ceasefire that the Court ordered if Israel reciprocated.
43% : [+] prior to the announcement of the decision on provisional measures in the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa, in The Hague on January 26, 2024.
40% : States or entities unable or unwilling to defeat an enemy on the battlefield often turn to lawfare, the use of law as a weapon of war.
37% : South Africa is already arguing that Israel is not complying with the order due to additional civilian casualties and calling for UN hearings.

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