Dozens of people gather on the steps of the High Court in Cape Town, in one of several demonstrations planned across South Africa in support of the government's "genocide" case against Israel. They hold signs reading "Stop the genocide" and "Free Palestine," as well as flags. "The important issue for us is that there is a ceasefire, that military actions are stopped in Gaza," says Seehaam Samaai, a lawyer at the rally. This as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague considers an urgent appeal case lodged by South Africa to force Israel to "immediately suspend" its military operations in Gaza, which began after Hamas attacked Israel killing about 1140 people, mostly civilians. While Israel's military retaliation has killed more than 23,000 people in Gaza, according to the territory's health ministry. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES