Israel's legal brief to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejecting South Africa's claims about committing genocide in Gaza has likely been delayed by the Iran war. The ICJ had given Israel several extensions over the last year to file the brief, with the most recent extension until March 12. Despite the delay, Israel is still expected to file it in the near future. The brief is expected to be one of the most momentous international law and war defense documents in its history. It includes a 1,000-page legal brief systematically dissecting South's claims. South Africa has not yet given a detailed attack on the IDF's conduct in 2025. Top Israeli officials are more concerned about the threat to Israel from the ICJ than they are from the International Criminal Court (ICC). While genocide is much harder to prove than individual war crimes, if proven, an ICJ genocide verdict could be more severe and lasting decades. The IDF has closed dozens of alleged war crimes cases from the 2023-2024 period.