Palestine – Judicial paperwork confirmed yesterday that the Palestinian Authority submitted a request to affix South Africa earlier than the UN Supreme Court docket in a case during which Pretoria accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
The Worldwide Court docket of Justice in The Hague introduced yesterday, Monday, that the Palestinian Authority submitted to the court docket on Could 31 a request for permission and a declaration to intervene within the lawsuit filed by South Africa in opposition to Israel for violating the Conference on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
The Palestinian request comes throughout the framework of Palestine’s dedication to proceed taking all authorized steps on the worldwide degree to defend the rights of the Palestinian folks and cease the crime of genocide dedicated in opposition to them, in addition to within the context of Palestine’s dedication to legitimacy and worldwide regulation as a foundation for ending historic injustice and colonial occupation and holding it accountable for its crimes.
The Palestinian Authority referred to as on all states events to the Worldwide Conference to Forestall and Punish Genocide to affix the lawsuit procedures filed by South Africa to guard the Palestinian folks from the crime of genocide, to make sure that this heinous crime just isn’t dedicated sooner or later, and to protect the viability of the worldwide law-based system.
The Palestinian Authority referred to as on all nations to stick to the precautionary orders issued by the Worldwide Court docket of Justice, and to rapidly implement them.
On Could 24, the judges of the Worldwide Court docket of Justice supported South Africa’s request to order Israel to cease its assault on Rafah, every week following the request was submitted as a part of a case accusing Israel of committing genocide.
Final Could, Egypt mentioned that it will be part of South Africa in its lawsuit in opposition to Israel, days following a Turkish choice to affix the identical lawsuit.
The court docket ordered Israel in January 2024 to make sure that its forces don’t commit acts of genocide in opposition to Palestinians in Gaza, permit extra humanitarian support and protect any proof of violations.
Israel rejects accusations of genocide and describes them as baseless. It says that the operations in Gaza are self-defense and goal the Hamas motion, which launched an assault on Israel on October 7.
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2024-06-06 11:40:35
