That the Parliament commends the Republic of South Africa for submitting an application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an urgent order declaring that Israel is in breach of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention, which defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group”; believes that this action is important and will help put a stop to what it sees as the killing of many innocent Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including children, the destruction of their homes, their expulsion and displacement, as well as the enforcement of a blockade on food, water and medical assistance on Gaza; understands that the ICJ has scheduled a hearing for 11-12 January 2024; considers that South Africa is well-placed, given its history of apartheid, to raise this matter in the international community; looks forward to the ICJ ruling, and hopes that it will end what it considers to be the senseless and indiscriminate murder of the civilian population in Palestine, as soon as possible.