International Court of Justice begins the trial of the Israeli occupation for committing genocide in Gaza
The International Court of Justice began its first session to prosecute the Israeli occupation entity for committing genocide crimes in Gaza Strip, based on a lawsuit filed by the State of South Africa and supported by dozens of countries.
According to Agence France-Presse, South Africa submitted to the court an elaborate 84-page file, in which it collected evidence that the Israeli occupation killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, and created conditions for inflicting physical destruction on them, which is considered a crime of genocide against the Palestinians.”
The hearings will exclusively address South Africa’s request to take urgent measures ordering Israel to stop its aggression in Gaza Strip, while the court hears the legal foundations of the case in a process that may last for a long time.
The court sessions began with an introductory pleading presented by the South African State Attorney and Minister of Justice, Ronald Lamola, followed by the South African representative’s pleading before the court.
The South African agent said before the International Court of Justice: The Palestinian people were subjected to the Nakba in 1948, and “Israel” stripped them of their inalienable rights, such as the right of return and self-determination. He called for an end to the discriminatory policies committed by “Israel” towards the Palestinian people, using the immunity granted to the Zionist entity, pointing out that in the recent period, “Israel” has escalated its aggression against the Palestinian people, and is also entrenching the apartheid regime in the Palestinian territories, imposing a siege on the Gaza Strip, and inciting against the Palestinian people and killing them, which violates the Genocide Convention. He said: “We, the representatives of the State of Palestine and human rights, are filing this lawsuit, supported by reports, on behalf of the citizens of Gaza Strip who cannot live in security.”
Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, the Islamic Action Organization, which includes 57 countries, and the League of Arab States, in addition to 200 professors and experts in international law, most of whom are from prestigious American universities, expressed their support for the lawsuit filed by South Africa to the International Court.
In turn, the lawyer from the South African delegation to the court, Adila Hashem, said: “The situation in Gaza has reached a point where experts expect that a greater number of people will die from hunger and disease, as a result of direct military actions,” stressing that “Israel” has pushed the population in Gaza to the brink of famine.
Hashem expressed her hope that the Court of Justice would impose “temporary measures, which are urgent judicial orders that are applied while examining the substance of the case, which may take years,” stressing that “the circumstances could not be more urgent, as Israel is waging a fierce military campaign.” She demanded compensation for the reconstruction of Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes and areas from which they were displaced due to the Israeli military operation.
On the twenty-ninth of last December, South Africa filed a lawsuit against “Israel,” the occupying power, against the backdrop of its involvement in acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip.
South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to approve urgent measures to protect the Palestinians in Gaza who face catastrophic living conditions as a result of war crimes committed by the occupation forces.
South Afric stressed that acts of genocide must be placed in the “broader context of Israel’s behavior towards the Palestinians during the apartheid regime for 75 years, its occupation of the Palestinian territories that lasted 56 years, and its ongoing siege of Gaza for 16 years.”
Since October 7, the occupation has launched a devastating aggression against Gaza Strip, leaving an infinite toll of more than 23,000 martyrs and 59,000 injured, more than 70 percent of whom are women and children, and more than 7,000 people missing under the rubble in addition to massive infrastructure destruction and an unprecedented health and humanitarian catastrophe.
The hearings will exclusively address South Africa’s request to take urgent measures ordering Israel to stop its aggression in Gaza Strip, while the court hears the legal foundations of the case in a process that may last for a long time.
The court sessions began with an introductory pleading presented by the South African State Attorney and Minister of Justice, Ronald Lamola, followed by the South African representative’s pleading before the court.
The South African agent said before the International Court of Justice: The Palestinian people were subjected to the Nakba in 1948, and “Israel” stripped them of their inalienable rights, such as the right of return and self-determination. He called for an end to the discriminatory policies committed by “Israel” towards the Palestinian people, using the immunity granted to the Zionist entity, pointing out that in the recent period, “Israel” has escalated its aggression against the Palestinian people, and is also entrenching the apartheid regime in the Palestinian territories, imposing a siege on the Gaza Strip, and inciting against the Palestinian people and killing them, which violates the Genocide Convention. He said: “We, the representatives of the State of Palestine and human rights, are filing this lawsuit, supported by reports, on behalf of the citizens of Gaza Strip who cannot live in security.”
Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, the Islamic Action Organization, which includes 57 countries, and the League of Arab States, in addition to 200 professors and experts in international law, most of whom are from prestigious American universities, expressed their support for the lawsuit filed by South Africa to the International Court.
In turn, the lawyer from the South African delegation to the court, Adila Hashem, said: “The situation in Gaza has reached a point where experts expect that a greater number of people will die from hunger and disease, as a result of direct military actions,” stressing that “Israel” has pushed the population in Gaza to the brink of famine.
Hashem expressed her hope that the Court of Justice would impose “temporary measures, which are urgent judicial orders that are applied while examining the substance of the case, which may take years,” stressing that “the circumstances could not be more urgent, as Israel is waging a fierce military campaign.” She demanded compensation for the reconstruction of Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes and areas from which they were displaced due to the Israeli military operation.
On the twenty-ninth of last December, South Africa filed a lawsuit against “Israel,” the occupying power, against the backdrop of its involvement in acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip.
South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to approve urgent measures to protect the Palestinians in Gaza who face catastrophic living conditions as a result of war crimes committed by the occupation forces.
South Afric stressed that acts of genocide must be placed in the “broader context of Israel’s behavior towards the Palestinians during the apartheid regime for 75 years, its occupation of the Palestinian territories that lasted 56 years, and its ongoing siege of Gaza for 16 years.”
Since October 7, the occupation has launched a devastating aggression against Gaza Strip, leaving an infinite toll of more than 23,000 martyrs and 59,000 injured, more than 70 percent of whom are women and children, and more than 7,000 people missing under the rubble in addition to massive infrastructure destruction and an unprecedented health and humanitarian catastrophe.
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