Turkey to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Turkey is seeking to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as it promised to continue to support the Palestinian people in all circumstances.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declared Ankara’s intention in a joint press conference with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in the Turkish capital on Wednesday.
“Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this political decision.”
Fidan said, “Coercive measures against Israel are essential.”
He criticized the international community for taking no action to stop Israeli hostilities in the besieged Palestinian territory, while “there is hunger in Gaza and civilians are being targeted.”
"We are faced with a choice. We will either side with humanity or share the price of crimes." "We will either side with humanity or share the price of crimes."
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza prompted South Africa to file a case against the regime in December 2023. In its application, South Africa said Israel's actions in Gaza were "genocidal in character."
The war has driven around 80% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million from their homes, caused vast destruction in several towns and cities and claimed the lives of more than 34,500 people across the enclave.
Seated in The Hague, the ICJ ruled in January that “there is a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza and the continuing serious harm to civilians since then.”
The United Nations’ highest court ordered Tel Aviv to take all measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said at the time that his government was providing documents for the case at the World Court, whose seat is in The Hague.
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