A German authorities spokesperson stated Berlin can be intervening within the ongoing genocide case in opposition to Israel’s crimes in Gaza on the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
“German government firmly and explicitly rejects the accusation of genocide that has now been made against Israel before the International Court of Justice. This accusation has no basis whatsoever,” spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit stated in a press release on Friday.
He careworn that Germany bears particular duty for Israel as a result of Nazi genocide of Jews throughout World War II and stated the federal government will proceed to help Israel to defend itself in opposition to Hamas.
“In view of Germany’s history, crimes against humanity and Shoah (catastrophe in English), the government is particularly committed to the U.N. Genocide Convention,” Hebestreit stated.
“The German government supports the International Court of Justice in its work, as it has done for many decades. The government intends to intervene as a third party in the main hearing,” he added.
On Friday, the Israeli authorities started defending itself on the World Court, dismissed accusations of genocide however failed to supply any convincing arguments or proof.
South Africa, which introduced the case, accused Israeli authorities of perpetrating genocide in opposition to Palestinians in Gaza throughout their navy assault. It additionally requested provisional measures from the court docket to guard the Palestinian individuals, together with by calling upon Israel to halt navy assaults instantly.
Israel has launched relentless air and floor assaults on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border assault by Hamas, which Tel Aviv says killed round 1,200 individuals.
At least 23,708 Palestinians have since been killed, largely girls and kids and 60,050 others injured, in accordance with Palestinian well being authorities.
Soon after the present battle started on Oct. 7, Israel ordered over 1 million individuals within the northern Gaza Strip to relocate to the south, no matter warnings from humanitarian teams that such a big displacement can be a humanitarian catastrophe.
According to the U.N., 85% of the inhabitants of Gaza is already internally displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and medicines, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure is broken or destroyed.
Source: www.dailysabah.com