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Members of the Palestinian civil defence extinguish a fire in a building following Israeli bombardments east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on 19 February 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
In key ways, Israel today is very much like South Africa was under apartheid, the state of Palestine told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday - though it features some modern innovations.
The ICJ is holding week-long hearings into the consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory at the request of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Palestine, which presented its case on Monday, argues that the court must declare Israel's occupation illegal, and that it "must end immediately, totally and unconditionally".
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