The South African President’s office announced Cyril Ramaphosa In a statement, evidence was presented to the International Court of Justice regarding the “genocide” that Pretoria accuses Israel of committing in the Gaza Strip.
The Presidency indicated that the document “contains evidence showing how the government Israel “The Genocide Convention has been violated.”
The International Court of Justice in The Hague confirmed on Monday that it had received the document, through one of its officials, but did not want to give further details.
According to the South African presidency, “evidence shows that the acts of genocide committed by Israel are based on a specific intent to commit genocide.”
It highlights “Israel’s failure to prevent incitement to… GenocideAnd in preventing genocide itself, and Israel’s failure to punish those who incite to commit acts of genocide.”
The Presidency explained that the document, which “cannot be made public” according to the court’s customs, contains more than 750 pages of notes and more than 4,000 pages of annexes.
Several countries joined the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel: Bolivia, Colombia, Libya, Spain, and Mexico.
Although decisions International Court of Justice They are legally binding, but the court does not have any concrete means to enforce them.
