Israel concerned about a potential decision from International Court of Justice that would put an end to IDF actions in Gaza Strip

Published January 06,2024

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Following South Africa’s lawsuit, Tel Aviv is anxious and anticipating a doable verdict from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) compelling Israel to halt its ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority acknowledged in a short assertion on Friday that Tel Aviv fears the issuance of a call by the courtroom in The Hague ordering the cessation of hostilities in Gaza, with out offering additional particulars.

South Africa suspended relations with Israel on Nov. 21, in response to its military’s intensified assaults on the Gaza Strip. And afterward Dec. 29, it filed a petition with the ICJ to provoke genocidal proceedings towards Tel Aviv.

It requested that Israel instantly stop all acts and measures in violation of its obligations as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention.

The software was filed “concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip,” the ICJ stated in a press launch.

South Africa is utilizing picture proof captured by Turkish world news company Anadolu to indicate that Israel dedicated warfare crimes in its onslaught on the Gaza Strip because it brings its genocide case towards Tel Aviv on the ICJ.

In the case file submitted by South Africa to the worldwide courtroom primarily based in The Hague, photographs by Anadolu, additionally featured in a report by Amnesty International, are serving as proof to assist show Israel’s use of banned white phosphorus munitions in Gaza, one of the densely populated areas on the planet.

“Israel has engaged in, is engaging in, and risks further engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian people in Gaza,” the African nation stated.

Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border assault by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, killing no less than 22,185 Palestinians, largely ladies and kids, and injuring round 58,000 others, in line with native well being authorities.

Israeli assaults have left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure broken or destroyed, and almost 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water, and medicines.