2024-02-17 20:31:36
South Africa filed a complaint on December 29, 2023 against Israel, whom it accuses of causing genocide in Gaza.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest judicial instance of the United Nations, rejected the claim filed on December 29, 2023 by South Africa against Israelwhom he accuses of causing genocide in Gaza.
Although the court denied the African country’s request, it did forced Israel to adopt emergency measures.
“The court considers that Israel must take measures within its power to prevent and punish direct and public incitement to commit genocide in relation to members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip“said Judge Joan Donoghue.
Likewise, “Israel must take immediate and effective measures to allow the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse living conditions faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip,” he added.
South Africa’s complaint
South Africa assured that the offensive of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, They have left more than 15,000 dead and more than 200 hostages in Israel.
In the lawsuit, South Africa asked the Court for measures to “protect against further, serious and irreparable harm the rights of the Palestinian people under the Genocide Convention” and “to ensure Israel’s compliance with its obligations not to commit genocide and to prevent and punish genocide.”
In that sense, the International Court of Justice declared this Friday that “international institutions have recognized that The health system in Gaza is collapsing and that there is no safe place in the Strip “With the continuous Israeli bombings and the necessary humanitarian aid is not arriving.”
In addition, “there is the risk of spread of epidemics and the possibility of displacement to neighboring countries. The situation is rapidly deteriorating towards the possibility of a disaster, and This result should be avoided.”they said.
On the other hand, the ICJ also ordered the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas.