Israel’s trial next week in The Hague

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, next week the Israeli officials must appear at the hearing in the “International Court of Justice” in The Hague to deal with South Africa’s complaint.

Last week, during its complaint to the International Court of Justice, South Africa asked the Hague-based court to issue a temporary order to stop the attacks of the Zionist regime on Gaza.

In South Africa’s complaint file against the Zionist regime, it is stated: “Israel’s actions in Gaza are of a genocidal nature and are carried out with the aim of destroying the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”

Clayson Monila, a spokesman for South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, said in a message on the X social network on Wednesday that Malaysia supported South Africa’s complaint. He said South Africa expects other countries to do the same.

Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement: “South Africa’s recent legal action against Israel is a concrete and timely step towards holding Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and the entire occupied Palestinian territories.” It is legal.”

According to the report of NBC, the trial of this case will be held on January 11 and 12 at the headquarters of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.

South Africa has accused the Zionist regime of violating the 1948 UN Genocide Convention with its attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 7 and demanded punitive measures against this regime.

South Africa’s complaint has deeply worried the Israeli authorities. Two days ago, Ha’aretz newspaper reported that an Israeli legal expert has warned high-ranking commanders of the Israeli army, especially “Herzi Halevi”, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of this regime, about the possibility of issuing a verdict in the International Court of Justice and warned them of the dangers of such a verdict. .

Haaretz newspaper quoted international law experts and wrote that this action may lead to confirmation of previous claims related to Israel’s genocide crimes and thus lead to international isolation and sanctions or take aggravating steps against this regime.

Haaretz noted that unlike the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which deals with procedures against individuals, the International Court of Justice deals with legal and judicial disputes between countries will investigate.

Meanwhile, Israel does not recognize the jurisdiction of the Criminal Court, which is conducting investigations regarding the commission of war crimes by this regime, but on the other hand, one of The parties are signatories to the Convention on the Prohibition of Genocide, on the basis of which the Court of Justice is supposed to deal with the complaint that South Africa presented. to sign the convention and file a complaint, even if the party is not the victim.

Dr. Cheli Aviv Yeni, an international law expert at the University of Haifa, told Haaretz that the Israeli authorities should not The South African government’s complaint is trivial. According to him, the decisions of the International Court of Justice have a high weight based on international laws, and its rulings shape the international community’s perspective.

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