The diplomatic spat broke out after South Africa declared the Israeli embassy's chief of mission a persona non grata, citing 'gross abuse of diplomatic privilege' and demanding that the diplomat leave the country. Israel's prime minister and foreign minister rebuked by ordering the South African envoy to leave the country
South African presenter Juliet Newell faced major backlash after confronting an interviewee whose organization compared the Gaza War with the Holocaust.
News24 said a South African government delegation had touched down in The Hague in anticipation of the judgment. A spokesperson for Israel's foreign ministry said he was not aware and was looking into it