SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST ISRAEL AT UN’S TOP COURT

Fri 29 December 2023:

South Africa said it has approached the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) under the Geneva convention with respect to acts committed by Israel in Gaza.

In a statement, South Africa said it is ‘“gravely concerned with the plight of civilians” caught in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip “due to the indiscriminate use of force and forcible removal of inhabitants.”

It said there are “ongoing reports of international crimes, such as crimes against humanity and war crimes” being committed as well as “reports that acts meeting the threshold of genocide” in the Palestinian territory.

As a State Party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, South Africa is under a treaty obligation to prevent genocide from occurring.

It said South Africa “condemns all violence and attacks against all civilians, including Israelis”, adding that it has continuously called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and for talks to resume “that will end the violence arising from the continued belligerent occupation of Palestine.”

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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