With case filed to ICJ, South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

Meanwhile, the UN has voiced alarm at the high number of journalists killed in Gaza since the start of the war. On Sunday, two more reporters lost their lives after their car was hit in an Israeli strike near Rafah. One of them was the son of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief. The Doha-based channel is accusing Israel of carrying out a "targeted killing". 

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And in Israel itself, support for PM Binyamin Netanyahu has fallen sharply, despite public opinion remaining firmly behind Israel's military's offensive in Gaza. Both the prime minister's opponents and traditional allies are calling for him to resign once the war is over. Concern is also mounting about the financial toll of the conflict, which is costing the Israeli economy hundreds of millions of dollars each day.

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