Egypt announced on Sunday its formal support for South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel for genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in a major blow for Israel from one of its few Arab allies. In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt said its decision to intervene in the case comes in the wake of the increasing severity and scope of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in its war in Gaza, which has entered its eighth month. It said that Israel’s actions in Gaza, where over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed, are “in flagrant violation of the provisions of internation…