the victims are shani louk, amit buskila and itzik gelerenter, seen here from left to right. until now, it was hoped buskila and gelerenter were still alive. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. they were among more than 250 hostages taken into gaza — of which roughly half are still unaccounted for. the idf expressed condolences to the victims�* families. our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. we will leave no stone unturned. we will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. we will not rest until we do. meanwhile lawyers for israel have told the international criminal court that south africa is making "a mockery of genocide". it comes after south africa implored the un's top court to order israel to stop its incursion in rafah, citing the genocide convention. now that both sides have presented arguments, it's up to the icj's judges to decide whether it is necessary to issue a ruling. from the hague, here's the bbc�*s anna holligan. well, israel described south africa's case as an inversion of reality, di