Many members of the Organisation for muslim Cooperation (OIC) may follow Turkey and join South Africa's suit against Israel in the UN global Court of Justice said the paper Hürriyet citing sources.
Turkish abroad Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Ankara officially decided to join South Africa's suit against Israel in the UN global Court of Justice.
"Turkey, which is preparing to intervene on the Israeli genocide case for Palestine in Colombia and Nicaragua, will have the right to make oral and written statements on the matter. She will be able to present evidence, ideas and opinions to the court. Although Turkey is the first Muslim country to intervene on this matter, it is believed that its position will affect another members of the Organisation for muslim Cooperation (OIC). In January, Turkey submitted mainly visual papers to the Court for consideration," the publication states.
The publication states that the Turkish Ministry of abroad Affairs and the Ministry of Justice are preparing a comprehensive dossier, and Ankara will start the formal application process after the preparations have been completed.
“On the another hand, the countries sided with Israel and Palestine in The Hague began to become clearer. It is known that Germany intends to support Israel while Ireland plans to intervene on the Hague for Palestine. Belgium is expected to take a neutral position," the paper said.
On 29 December 2023, South Africa filed a suit against Israel to the UN global Court of Justice in The Hague under the Convention on Genocide in view of the situation in the Gaza Strip, calling on the court to take interim measures against the Israeli authorities. South Africa stated that Israel's actions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are "a violation of the obligations under the Convention on Genocide". According to the message of the African country, “the actions and omissions of Israel [...] are genocides due to the fact that they have been committed with a concrete intention ... to destruct Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as part of a wider Palestinian national, racial and cultural group”.
On 26 January, the UN global Court of Justice in The Hague issued a provisional ruling on South Africa's application for interim measures against Israel in connection with the alleged genocide in the Gaza Strip. The Court obliged Israel to take all measures to prevent genocide in the Gaza Strip, to punish calls for Palestinian genocide, to guarantee the movement of humanitarian aid to residents of the area, and to guarantee that the evidence related to allegations against the Palestinian people as described in the Convention on Genocide was secured. At the same time, the UN court did not oblige Israel to cease its military operation in the Gaza Strip, as South Africa requested in its lawsuit.
In view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, on 28 March, the UN court ordered Israel to take all essential measures to guarantee the undisturbed flow of humanitarian aid, including water and food, to the Gaza Strip, and to guarantee that the Israeli armed forces would not commit acts violating Palestinian rights in the Zone.
On 7 October 2023. Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. Then the militants of the Palestinian Hamas movement infiltrated border areas, opened fire on troops and civilians, and took over 200 hostages. According to the authorities, about 12,000 people died.
Israel's defence Forces launched Operation Iron Sword in the Gaza Strip, including attacks on civilian targets. Israel announced a complete blockade of the enclave: supplies of water, electricity, fuel, food and medicines were halted. According to the Ministry of wellness in the Gaza Strip, over 34,000 people died and over 77,000 suffered.
Gaza Strip has been effectively divided into the confederate and northern parts and Israel is preparing for a land operation in Rafah, which is considered the last bastion of Hamas.
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