On January 26, the International Court of Justice ruled that there was “a risk” of genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, following a complaint from South Africa accusing the Jewish state of violating the Genocide Convention. At the beginning of March, Pretoria asked the fifteen judges to order Israel to lift the blockade, to decree an arms embargo and to order an end to the conflict. Israel’s response to South Africa.
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With our correspondent in The Hague, Stephanie Maupas
The Israeli response is scathing. The Jewish state accusesSouth Africa to carry out this procedure “ for the gallery “, to abuse the World Court, and to ” deform ” reality.
Without much surprise, Israel therefore rejects all of the new measures requested by South Africa. In 21 pages, the Hebrew State asserts “ do much » to alleviate the suffering of civilians Gazawhile at least 32,000 people have been killed in the enclave since October 8.
Israel denies wanting to starve civilians in Gaza. And in several paragraphs, its lawyers mention humanitarian aid delivered by road, air, and now sea. The Israeli response gives the impression that the situation is under control, while the secretary general of theUN evokes food insecurity unprecedented in its scale, since it affects more than a million Gazans.
In its petition, South Africa asks judges to order all states to implement the Genocide Convention – implicitly, an arms embargo. But Israel recalls that the other states are not participating in this case and that the judges cannot therefore order them anything.
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