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Ireland has not laid out the arguments it plans to make to the court, but the country’s lawmakers have called for priority to be given to covering civilians in Gaza.
By Megan Specia
Ireland is making an argument in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice, according to the Irish government, taking the step as the country has strongly condemned Israel’s moves opposed to civilians in Gaza.
South Africa has filed a complaint against Israel with the ICJ, the UN’s highest court, arguing that Israel is committing genocide, a claim Israel has denied. Ireland has not laid out the arguments it plans to make, but the country’s lawmakers have called for prioritizing coverage of civilians in Gaza.
United Nations countries will “intervene” in the proceedings if they are parties to the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention. Micheál Martin, foreign minister and deputy leader of the Republic of Ireland, said officials were submitting a “statement of intervention” in the case. which, if approved by the Irish Government, would be brought before the court in The Hague.
“It’s up to the court whether or not genocide is being committed,” Mr. Martin. But I need to be transparent and reiterate what I’ve said many times in recent months: what we saw on October 7 in Israel, and what we’re seeing now in Gaza represents a flagrant violation of foreign humanitarian law on a giant scale. “
He suggested that Israel call for a ceasefire and then mentioned a number of urgent issues, adding “the planned denial of humanitarian assistance to civilians”, “the destruction of civilians and civilian infrastructure” and “the collective punishment of an entire population”. . »
“The list goes on,” he said. It has to stop. The vision of the foreign network is clear. Enough is enough. “
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