The Supreme Court, which has declared itself competent to hear the case, is “deeply concerned by the continued human losses in Gaza” and has affirmed that the people of Gaza have the right “to be protected from acts of genocide.”
The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) demanded on Friday that Israel “take all possible measures” to prevent this ‘prevent’ and ‘punish’ any incitement to genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza has not called for a ceasefire on the edge. In addition, the country has demanded that Israel take “immediate and effective” measures to allow access to the country humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The decisions of this court, located in The Hague, are legally binding on Israelalthough the International Court of Justice has few resources to enforce them.
On the other hand, he has indicated that, as part of the precautionary measures, Israel must prevent the destruction and ensure the preservation of evidence related to this case, and must report within a month on “all measures taken” to to deal with this matter. Friday orders.
Judge Joan E. Donoghue said in a public lecture that the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the case, agreeing that South Africa could sue Israel for alleged violations of the Genocide Convention and that the lawsuit could proceed. Donoghue has stressed that a “human tragedy” is taking place in Gaza and confirmed that the International Court of Justice is “deeply concerned” by the high number of deaths. “The situation of children in Gaza is particularly devastating,” he lamented.
Pending a future ruling by the court in The Hague on the merits of the issue, South Africa has requested the imposition of interim measures. The judges agreed on Friday that the situation in Gaza, which is already “catastrophic”, may deteriorate further before the final judgment.
South Africa filed a lawsuit against Israel in late December. under the assumption that a “genocide” could be committed in the Gaza Strip, where more than 26,000 people have already been killed, according to data released Friday by Gaza’s Health Ministry.
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The Islamic group Hamas celebrated the verdict. “The decision of the International Court of Justice is an important step forward that contributes to isolating the (Israeli) occupation and exposing its crimes in Gaza. We ask that the occupation be forced to implement the decisions of the Court,” he said in a statement. Sami Abu Zuhri, a spokesman for Hamas, said in a statement.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestinian National Authority (PNA)Riyad al Maliki also welcomed the ICJ’s decision and recalled that the decisions of the UN court are ‘mandatory compliance’.
“We call on all states to ensure that all provisional measures ordered by the Court are implemented, including Israel, the occupying power. This is a binding legal obligation,” the Palestinian minister added.
For his part, the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuhas assured that the accusation of genocide against Israel investigated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is “not only false, but outrageous”, while welcoming that the court has not ordered an immediate cessation of hostilities.
The American President, Joe Bidenhas asked that “the horrors” committed by Hamas on October 7 not be minimized, in a statement published in the context of the International Day of Remembrance in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, which makes no reference to the Lus War.
The European Union (EU) has demanded the “full, immediate and effective” application of the UN ICJ order. In a joint statement, the European Commission and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, recalled that the UN Court orders “are binding” and urged “the parties” to comply with them , without expressly reporting this to Israel.
He South African government has assured that the ruling of the International Court of Justice represents “a decisive victory for the international rule of law”.
Iran has congratulated South Africa on “its success” at the International Court of Justice. In addition, Iranian Foreign Minister Hosein Amir Abdolahian has again accused the United States of “supporting Zionist (Israeli) crimes, something that will not be forgotten.”
The chairman of TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdogan has described the ruling as “valuable” and hopes it will lead to an end to the Israeli Army’s (IDF) “indiscriminate attacks” on the Gaza Strip.
The authorities of Egypt They welcomed the ruling, although they regretted that the court did not also order an immediate ceasefire.
The chairman of ColombiaGustavo Petro celebrated the ruling as ‘a triumph of humanity’.
Spain has asked “all parties” to comply with the precautionary measures of the International Court of Justice. “Spain calls on all parties to respect and comply with these measures in their entirety,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, after ensuring the government “celebrates” the decision.
Finally, the Spanish government took the opportunity to “once again” call for “an immediate ceasefire,” “the unconditional release of the hostages” held by Hamas and “immediate and regular humanitarian access” to the Gaza Strip. to defend “the need to strive for the materialization of the two-state solution.”
Source: EITB
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