Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow the country to intervene in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. The application calls for the court to ensure the safety and existence of the Palestinian people. Only Colombia and Nicaragua have filed a public request to intervene in the case so far.
File Image: Judge Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice , speaks during a public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel 's occupation of the Palestinian territories Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice to allow the country to intervene in South Africa ’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip , the court said Friday.
In its application, Colombia called on the court to ensure “the safety and, indeed, the very existence of the Palestinian people”.Several states have said they would also seek to intervene in the case but so far only Colombia and Nicaragua have filed a public request. Last week ICJ judges ordered Israel to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay to Palestinians in Gaza.
In January the ICJ, also known as the World Court, ordered Israel to refrain from any acts that could fall under the genocide convention and to ensure its troops commit no genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel denies targeting Palestinian civilians, saying its sole interest is to annihilate the militant group Hamas. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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