south africa's foreign minister, naledi pandor, says her government is hopeful the court ruling will always approached this case in a positive spirit, but our core purpose was really that it is vital to highlight the plight of the innocent in palestine and to also alert the international community to the great harm that is being done to the people of palestine, to public institutions and to the general order in that area. and also draw attention to the lack ofjustice and freedom over many, many decades, much of which has been ignored by the world, so today, i think, the palestinian issue is front and centre of the world and that is a very important achievement through this case brought by south africa. these are live pictures from the international court of jugs these are live pictures from the international court ofjugs —— international court ofjugs —— international court ofjustice at the hague. i'mjoined by international court ofjustice at the hague. i'm joined byjeremy bowen in the studio. talk us through this ruling and the significance of it. it this ruling and the significance

meanwile, the south african foreign minister naledi pandor says a seasfire in gaza is not enough and as an occupy israel should provide the necessary basic services to palestinians. um, i wish to begin by uh thanking the judges of the international court of justice for uh dealing with this matter expeditiously given uh the urgency of the needs to protect innocent uh civilians in palestine and to ensure that the harm that south africa has referred to in the case it brought. before the icj that that harm uh is addressed and that people's lives are saved. the saving of life is not merely with respect uh to having a cease fire, it's to ensuring that humanitarian aid is provided to those who need support, as well as ensuring uh that the state of israel, which is currently the occupier and administrator in palestine provide. the necessary basic services that the residence of gaza and the west bank require, and south african president siril ramofosa says all states should respect the top un course order in the gaza genocide case against israel. this order is binding on israel and must be re

south africa's foreign minister, naledi mandisa pandor, said the government was hopeful the court rulingould have an impact. we have always approached this case and a positive spirit, but our core purpose was really that this is vital to highlight the plight of the innocentin vital to highlight the plight of the innocent in palestine and to also alert the international community to the greater harm that is being done to the people of palestine, to the public institutions and to the greater order in that area and to also draw attention to the lack of justice and freedom over many, many decades, much of which has been acknowledged by the world. so today, i think, the palestinian issue is front and centre of the world, and thatis front and centre of the world, and that is a very important achievement through this case brought by south africa. our news correspondent anna holligan is in the hague, and she told us more about the case. this is all about provisional measures. south africa has asked the judges to issue a series of provisional measures, these are kind of like a restraining order t

my name is naledi pandor , and i'm the, uh, south pandor, and i'm the, uh, south african minister ofnd cooperation . um, i wish to begin cooperation. um, i wish to begin by thanking the judges of the international court of justice for , for, uh, dealing with this for, for, uh, dealing with this matter expeditiously, given , uh, matter expeditiously, given, uh, the urgency of the need to protect innocent, uh, civil auensin protect innocent, uh, civil aliens in palestine and to ensure that , uh, the harm that ensure that, uh, the harm that south africa has referred to in the case it brought before the icj that that harm is addressed and that people's lives are saved, the saving of life is not, uh, merely with respect , not, uh, merely with respect, uh, to having a ceasefire it's to ensuring that humanity korean aid is provided to those who need support , as well as need support, as well as ensuring that the state of israel, uh , which is currently israel, uh, which is currently the occupier and administrator in palestine , provides the in palestine, provides the necessary basic service