Brazil is finalizing its submission to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

A pair of leading Israeli human rights groups has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” becoming the first such organizations to make the claim.

Two prominent Israeli rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza. It's the first time that local, Jewish-led groups have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 months of war.