While experts from the United Nations, the Arab League, Iran, Turkey, Brazil and Colombia are in favor of the complaint, the United States and Britain are against the initiative.
The South African accusation against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a “pattern of genocidal behaviorIn the Gaza Strip, the world is divided between supporters of denunciation, such as the Arab League, Iran, Brazil and Colombia, and opponents, such as the US and the United Kingdom.
The ICJ in The Hague, the highest UN court, held a first hearing on Thursday on the complaint, with which South Africa is demanding an end to the Israeli bombings.
The Palestinian National Authority (ANP) today described this international legal process as “historic” and urged more countries to support it, while the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhas rejected the complaint and assured that Israel is fighting “against terrorism and against lies.”
For his part, Hamas expects the International Court of Justice to demand an end to the offensive on Gaza and blame Israel for war crimes.
Experts out United Nations have welcomed the start of the hearings. “We commend South Africa for bringing this case to the International Court of Justice at a time when the rights of Palestinians in Gaza are being violated with impunity,” Francesca Albanese said in a statement. .
The Secretary General of the Arab competitionAhmed Abulgueit said in statements to the press the day before that he “fully supports the trial against Israel and hopes for “a fair punishment that will stop this hostile war and put an end to the shedding of Palestinian blood.”
“The Islamic Republic Iran celebrates the South African government’s action as responsible, courageous and honorable in support of the Palestinian people,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
A parliamentary delegation from Turkiyewhose government has expressed “satisfaction” with South Africa’s complaint, has traveled to The Hague to attend the first hearing, Turkish agency Anadolu said on Thursday.
The head of the delegation, Cüneyt Yüksel, has indicated that “the mass murder of almost 23,000 Palestinians, the vast majority of them women and children, that Israel has been committing in Gaza for three months, cannot in any way go unanswered; “Those responsible must be held accountable for international justice.”
For her part, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ChinaMao Ning limited himself on Wednesday to saying that his government “urges the parties to an immediate ceasefire and an end to the war.”
In America, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the support of Brazil “in light of the flagrant violations of international humanitarian law” in the Gaza Strip and for the court to “order Israel” to immediately cease all acts and measures that could constitute genocide.
And the government of Colombia welcomed the complaint because it was “very clear that the actions and measures” of the Israeli government “constitute acts of genocide,” according to a statement.
USAwhich has not ratified the Rome Statute that established the ICC and has traditionally opposed several of its investigations, believes that “the accusations that Israel is committing genocide are baseless.”
However, he stressed that Israel “must not only comply with international humanitarian law in its operations against Hamas, but also seek further ways to prevent harm to civilians and investigate credible allegations of violations of international humanitarian law.”
On Wednesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said United KingdomDavid Cameron told a parliamentary committee he does not believe the South African demand ‘helps’.
Source: EITB
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