Author: Steven Sahiounie

The State of Palestine has welcomed the historic judicial decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to impose provisional measures in the case brought by South Africa against the Israel regarding the latter’s breach of the Genocide Convention. The ICJ acknowledged the responsibility of Israel, the occupying power, to prevent any acts of genocide in Gaza and to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation, demanding Israel to report to the court within a month on what it is doing to uphold the order. The State of Palestine hailed the ICJ’s landmark ruling, describing it as a reminder to…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday welcomed an interim ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the genocide case against Israel, describing the provisional measures issued as “valuable.” “I find the temporary injunction taken by the International Court of Justice regarding the inhumane attacks in Gaza valuable and welcome it. “We will continue to follow the process to ensure that war crimes committed against innocent Palestinian civilians do not go unpunished,” Erdogan said on X. His remarks came after the ICJ ordered Israel to “take all measures within its power” to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza in…

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During a phone call, the Iranian President praised his South African counterpart for the bold action taken by his government in filing a complaint at the ICJ against “Israel” for its actions in Gaza. In a telephone conversation with his South African counterpart on Thursday night, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi commended the country’s “courageous” decision to bring a genocide case against “Israel” to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Raisi praised the African government’s initiative and bold action in filing a complaint at the ICJ against the Israeli regime for its actions in Gaza. “This measure, taken by a country that has experienced…

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The International Court of Justice, ICJ, has ruled that Israel, the occupying power, must take measures to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Court President Joan Donoghue said the court was extremely worried by the loss of life in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing Israeli military offensive. A significant majority of the 17-judge panel voted in favor of urgent actions, meeting most of South Africa’s requests, with the exception of issuing an order to halt the war on Gaza. The judge said that, in the court’s view, at least some of Israel’s actions…

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