Colombia has requested permission from the International Court of Justice to intervene in South Africa’s lawsuit alleging Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the court said on April 5, 2024.
Colombia requested that “the safety and, indeed, the very existence of the Palestinian people” be guaranteed by the court in its case.
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States are permitted to intervene and voice their opinions before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court in the United Nations system. Although several governments have expressed interest in getting involved in the case, only Colombia and Nicaragua have made a formal request yet.
The justices of the ICJ recently gave Israel an injunction directing it to take all necessary and practical steps to guarantee that Palestinians in Gaza get essential food supplies on time.
January saw an order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ, or World Court) compelling Israel to guarantee that its soldiers do not commit crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and to desist from any actions that may be covered by the genocide treaty.
Israel insists that its only goal is to destroy the terrorist organization Hamas and denies ever having targeted Palestinian civilians. Israel’s attorneys have rejected South Africa’s claim, arguing that it violates the genocide treaty.
