The HAGUE: Turkey and Malaysia have announced to support South Africa’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide case against Israel.
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli said that those responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since Oct 7 “should be held accountable before the global law. The spokesperson said that “Israel’s killer Palestinian civilians in Gaza for nearly three months must not go unpunished in any way.
Similarly, the Malaysia Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it “welcomes the petition by South Africa instituting hearing against Israel… concerning the violations by Israel of its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in relation to the people of Palestine in Gaza.
Malaysia, Turkey Back South Africa’s World Court Genocide Case Against Israel
The United Nation’s top court will hear submissions next week from South Africa and Israel following Pretoria opened a case regarding Israel’s “genocidal” acts in the Gaza Strip.
South Africa wants to International Court of Justice (ICJ) to immediately order Israel to suspend its military operations in the Gaza Strip.
The World Court “will hold public hearings at the Peace Palace in The Hague… in hearing instituted by South Africa against Israel,” on Thursday and Friday, the ICJ announced.
The South African plea, filed last Friday, linked to serious violations by Israel of its obligations as per the Genocide Convention, adding that “Israel has engaged in, is engaging in and risks more engaging in genocidal actions against the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip.”
South Africa, amongst other immediate steps, is asking the ICJ to order that “Israel shall immediately end its military operations in Gaza” and that both sides “take all reasonable steps within their power to stop genocide.”
The health ministry in Gaza said Thursday 22,438 people have been killed in the territory since the war between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7. In a statement, the health ministry said that 125 fatalities were recorded over the past 24 hours. It added that more than 57,614 people have been injured in the fighting between Hamas and Israel.
