South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, center, and Palestinian assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi, right, address the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Fighting “human animals.” “No uninvolved civilians in Gaza.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” These are just some of the comments made by Israeli leaders, soldiers and entertainers about Palestinians in Gaza since Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7 sparked a war with Israel. Such inflammatory rhetoric is a key component of South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the U.N. world court, a charge Israel denies. South Africa says the language is proof of Israel’s intent to commit genocide. (AP Photo/Patrick Post, File)