The Hague [Netherlands], September 21 (ANI): Brazil has formally joined the case initiated by South Africa on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing ‘genocide’ within the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported.
In an announcement on Friday, the World Court confirmed that Brazil invoked Article 63 of the ICJ statute and submitted a declaration of intervention within the proceedings. The provision permits any UN member state to step right into a case when the interpretation of a treaty it has signed is being contested. According to Al Jazeera, Brazil used this clause to affirm that Israel is violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.
The ICJ mentioned that South Africa and Israel at the moment are invited to ‘furnish written observations on the declaration of intervention.’
Brazil had signalled its intentions in July, with its Ministry of Foreign Affairs citing ‘impunity’ that undermined worldwide legislation and denouncing Israeli actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera famous.
Brazil now joins Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Turkiye and others who’ve aligned with South Africa within the case towards Israel, the place greater than 65,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed since October 2023, in accordance with Al Jazeera.
Although a remaining ruling by the ICJ might take years, the court docket issued an interim order in January 2024 requiring Israel to stop acts of genocide in Gaza and to make sure unimpeded humanitarian entry.
The court docket additionally decided that Israel’s presence in Palestinian territory is illegal and that its settlement insurance policies quantity to annexation. Despite these rulings, Israel has continued to destroy massive components of Gaza and the West Bank, whereas accelerating plans to consolidate management over Palestinian lands.
Meanwhile, the United States and Israel’s European allies proceed offering army and monetary assist, whilst worldwide establishments more and more acknowledge that genocide is being carried out in Gaza.
Washington has rejected the ICJ case outright, and US legislators have threatened and criticised South Africa. The US has additionally issued unprecedented sanctions of members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who’ve issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as per Al Jazeera. (ANI)
