More countries pick sides in genocide case against Israel

The US, Hungary and Fiji line up behind West Jerusalem, while over a dozen others back South Africa’s lawsuit

Several more states have moved to join the Gaza genocide case at the UN’s top court, deepening international divisions over Israel’s military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The case, brought by South Africa in December 2023 amid a deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a result of Israel’s offensive...