During its war on the Gaza Strip, Spain has first accused Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention, and the country has expressed its intent to join the case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
As he announced the decision in an address on Thursday, Jose Manuel Albares, the Spanish Foreign Minister, said that the decision was a matter of continuing the military operation in Gaza at the present time.
During a news conference he held on the eve of the conflict’s regional extension, he stated that the situation was extremely concerning.
Albares explained that Spain made this decision not only because of its commitment to international law, but also so that it could allow peace to return to Gaza and the Middle East.
Albares stated at the beginning of this week, a week after Spain, along with Ireland and Norway, recognized Palestine as a state, that the sole aim of the summit was to put a permanent end to the war and to advance on the road to applying the two-state solution.
Israel, which accused the three countries of “rewarding terrorism” with their move, withdrew its ambassadors from these countries and alleged that they were rewarding terrorism.
The South African Department of Home Affairs (SAFHA) filed a case against Israel in early January, accusing the country of perpetrating genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. According to health officials in Gaza, which has been besieged and bombarded by Israeli forces since October, the death toll from Israel’s war has exceeded 36,500 so far.
As a result of an attack launched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on southern Israel from Gaza, about 1,140 people were killed in that attack.
The International Criminal Court is going to have to wait years before deciding on the merits of the case pertaining to genocide. The UN’s top court has no way of enforcing its rulings, even though its rulings are binding and cannot be appealed.
It has repeatedly been stated by Israel that it is operating within the confines of international law in Gaza. The government, however, has deemed the genocide case to be a legal hoax as well as accused the South African government of acting as Hamas’ legal arm.
This is the first time that Spain joins several other states, including Colombia, Egypt, and Turkey, in formally requesting to be included in the case against Israel.
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