Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

Ankara says the ‘conscience of humanity and international law will hold Israeli officials accountable’ for its atrocities against the Palestinians.
Turkey has submitted a formal bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a move that adds to the international pressure on the Israeli government to end its atrocities in Gaza.
A Turkish delegation, including
Ankara’s ambassador to The Hague, Selcuk Unal, officially filed the request on Wednesday, the country’s news agency Anadolu reported.
Turkey’s “decision to intervene
reflects the importance our country attaches to resolving the Palestinian issue within the framework of law and justice”, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “The conscience of humanity and international law will hold Israeli officials accountable.”
Turkey has now become the seventh country formally seeking to join the case at the United Nations top court after Colombia, Nicaragua, Spain, Libya, Palestine and Mexico.
Reporting from Istanbul, Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu said the Turkish
request will boost the case against
Israel.Source: aljazeera.com/