The hague: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun its second day of hearings into Israel's humanitarian obligations to Palestinians, more than 50 days into Israel's total blockage on aid entering the Gaza Strip.

South Africa's representative Zane Dangor has told the ICJ that 'under the world's watchful eye, Palestinians are being subjected to atrocity, crimes, persecution, apartheid and genocide' in Gaza.

Amnesty International, a global rights group, has accused Israel of committing a 'livestreamed genocide' against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe.

Israel's war on Gaza has martyred at least 52,365 Palestinians and wounded 117,905 others, according to the enclave's Health Ministry. The Gaza Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.

An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.