DUBLIN: Ireland intends to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice before the end of the year, its foreign minister said. Micheal Martin’s comments came as the Irish parliament passed a non-binding motion agreeing that “genocide is being perpetrated before our eyes by Israel in Gaza”. South Africa in December brought a case before the ICJ, arguing that the war in Gaza breached the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention, an accusation Israel has strongly denied. Ireland had said it would file a submission to the court once South Africa had submitted a document supporting its claims, which it did on Monday. Failure to suspend Israel would allow other nations to follow suit, added Abdalmajid, whose parents taught in UNRWA-run schools in Gaza.

Source: Libya Today November 08, 2024 13:45 UTC