BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced Thursday. Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has laid waste to large swaths of Gaza. Once admitted to the case, Spain would be able to make written submissions and speak at public hearings. Slovenia, a European Union member along with Spain and Ireland, followed suit and recognized the Palestinian state this week.

Source: Libya Today June 06, 2024 09:09 UTC