CAIRO (AA) – Egypt has denied reports of retracting its involvement in South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel, lodged at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide allegations in Palestine. The private Al Qahera News channel quoted an unnamed high-ranking source as saying that “the reports circulated by Israeli media abo...
South Africa has approached the International Court of Justice seeking urgent action against Israel. The urgency stems from the Israeli War Cabinet’s approval to expand the ground assault to Rafah. The South African Presidency called for immediate ICJ intervention to halt Israel’s actions and ensure humanitarian access to Gaza. This plea fo...
The Hague, Netherlands The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against issuing emergency measures to halt German arms exports to Israel. Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam delivered the verdict, expressing deep concern over the dire conditions in Gaza. He said the court by 15 votes to one finds that the circumstances are not such as [&hel...
ANKARA (AA) – Casualties of Israeli attacks in Palestine in the past four months are not “mere statistics” but “flesh and blood”, South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands told the International Court of Justice on Tuesday. “That defiance by Israel has already led to the killing of tens of thousands...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor says that she has been receiving threatening messages since her country filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Speaking to reporters in Cape Town, Pandor said she had spoken to Police Minister Bheki Cele about the matter. “I spoke to Mi...
GENEVA (AA) – The UK has given a lukewarm response to the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Palestine, arguing that the genocide case against Israel is “not helpful” in achieving a cease-fire. “We respect the role and independence of the ICJ. However we have stated that we have considerable concern...
LONDON (AA) – The UK is facing pressure to cease arms exports to Tel Aviv following the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) order to Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. The call comes in the wake of the top UN court’s judgment for provisional measures, highlighting a plausible risk of genocide in the […]
JOHANNESBURG (AA) — South Africa has welcomed provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the genocide case against Israel in the Hague, calling it a “decisive victory” for the international rule of law. “Today marks a decisive victory for the international rule of law and a significant milesto...
ATHENS (AA) – The EU has said that it expects from Israel “full, immediate and effective” implementation of the International Court of Justice’s ruling. “We take note of today’s order of the International Court of Justice on South Africa’s request for the indication of provisional measures,” said a joint statement by EU’s foreign policy ...
GENEVA (AA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to take “all measures within its power” to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, but fell short of ordering a cease-fire. South Africa brought a genocide case against Israel to the ICJ earlier this month and asked it to grant emergency measures [&hell...
