Israel’s trial in The Hague; UAE: Israel is punishing Palestinians collectively

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the representative of the United Arab Emirates in the third hearing on land occupation Palestine by Israel in the International Court of Justice (The Hague Court) said that Tel Aviv is punishing the Palestinians collectively. The representative of the UAE said in this meeting: “Under international law, the Gaza Strip is considered an occupied territory. Israel’s blind attacks on the Gaza Strip have caused massive civilian casualties and extensive destruction of homes, schools, and hospitals.” He also stated: “In violation of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel has implemented a policy of collective punishment of the Palestinian people in has taken Israel has repeatedly issued evacuation orders, the purpose of which is to forcibly relocate Palestinians in violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.” The UAE representative added: “Israel also violated Article 55 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, from It has failed in its duty to provide food and medicine to the people of Gaza. Israel has not protected the wounded and sick in violation of Article 16 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.”

The second day of public hearings of the International Court of Justice to deal with the occupation was held yesterday (Tuesday). On the second day, the representatives of different countries condemned the barbaric crimes committed by the Zionists against the Palestinian people and called for the end of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian lands. The representative of Saudi Arabia said in the meeting that was held yesterday morning: “We will stop Israel’s war against Gaza.” We condemn and reject any justification for killing thousands of innocent people and displacing them from their homes and lands. No country considers Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands as legitimate, and this is a proof of the illegality of Israeli occupation.

He emphasized: Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian lands for 5 decades led to the most heinous crimes. has been At the same time as the attack on Gaza, Israeli officials talk about not allowing the establishment of a Palestinian state. The current situation in the Gaza Strip is appalling and Israel continues to fail to comply with international law. Israel prevents the Palestinians from the right to defend themselves with many means.

The representative of Saudi Arabia stated: The international community has asked Israel to stop settlement operations, but Tel Aviv ignores all these requests. Israel violates the rights of Palestinians in many ways and does not fulfill its legal obligations. Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands is illegal and must be stopped. We ask the International Court of Justice to declare Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal.

The representative of South Africa, for his part, said in this meeting: Israel’s violence and attacks on Gaza are against international law and these attacks are worse. It is from the apartheid regime. These actions of Israel worsen the situation of the Palestinians, and the Palestinians are enclosed behind the apartheid wall in the West Bank and Jerusalem. We demand the right of the Palestinians to determine their own destiny, and the perpetrators and those responsible for Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip should be tried. Gives. The continued occupation of Palestinian lands by Israel is the reason for the deterioration of the recent situation.

On Tuesday, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, held its second day of hearings as part of a week-long process in which representatives 52 countries are presenting oral arguments about the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the occupied West Bank and the eastern part of Jerusalem.

The public hearings of the International Court of Justice regarding the occupying actions of the Zionist regime in Palestine started yesterday, Monday, in The Hague. It will continue for 6 days.

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