The left-wing party in Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s coalition government on Thursday backed South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the UN’s top court, calling it a “necessary step”. South Africa has lodged an urgent appeal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to force Israel to “immediately suspend” its military operations in Gaza. On the first of hearings on Thursday at the top UN court, Pretoria accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, arguing that even the surprise Hamas attack on October 7 could not justify such alleged actions. “South Africa’s lawsu…