Türkiye officially joins the ranks of countries suing Israel for genocide
2024-08-08
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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 8th. Turkey announced on the 7th that it had joined South Africa and other countries to formally sue Israel for "genocide" in the Gaza Strip to the International Court of Justice of the United Nations.
On August 4, people searched for the dead and wounded in a school bombed in Gaza City. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki)The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Parliamentary Judicial Committee announced on the same day that Turkey had submitted an application to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, jointly suing Israel for "genocide" with South Africa and other countries. The International Court of Justice confirmed the news later that day.
The Turkish government previously strongly condemned Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip, called for sanctions against Israel, criticized Western countries for supporting Israel, and suspended all import and export trade with Israel in May this year. In the same month, Turkey announced its decision to participate in the prosecution of Israel and began to prepare the necessary legal procedures.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: "The international community must do its part to stop Israel's genocide (in the Gaza Strip) and put pressure on Israel and its supporters."
In December 2023, South Africa filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. Since then, Chile, Spain, Colombia, Cuba and other countries have decided to join the ranks of suing Israel.
The International Court of Justice has held several hearings on this lawsuit this year and issued "interim measures", requiring Israel to take immediate action to prevent any acts that could lead to genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip; take all necessary measures to ensure unimpeded humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip; immediately stop military operations at the southern Gaza Strip port of Rafah, etc.
Israel denies the accusation of "genocide", does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice on the issue, and argues that its military operations in the Gaza Strip were an act of "self-defense."
The International Court of Justice has not yet made a ruling on the prosecution of the relevant countries. The final judgment often takes several years. (Huang Aiping)
