South Africa has filed an emergency petition at the International Court of Justice against Israel’s expected ground attack on Rafah.
In the request made on Monday, the South African government stated that it is deeply concerned that the Israeli military operation in Rafah is causing casualties and that a ground attack would cause widespread casualties and destruction. will spread
The South African government’s request states that the Israeli attack on Rafah would be a grave violation of the Genocide Convention and the judgment of the International Court of Justice on January 26, 2024.
The African country’s petition asks the court to examine whether Israel’s decision to expand military operations to Rafah requires the court to further protect the rights of Palestinians in Gaza. Use your powers to stop the violation.
There are currently 2.3 million Palestinian Muslims gathered in Rafah, the southern city of Gaza, who are there to escape the brutal Israeli bombardment in Gaza, but now Israel is targeting this city as well and in the airstrikes here in the last few days. At least 74 Palestinians have been martyred.
It should be noted that last week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had ordered his army to prepare for a ground attack on Rafah.
After Israel’s announcement of the attack on Rafah, UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk warned that this move by Israel would be very dangerous because of the risk of mass casualties, including a large number of women. And it will be children.
The representative of the United Nations urged Israel to abide by the orders issued by the International Court of Justice.
Earlier, South Africa had knocked on the door of the International Court of Justice for the ongoing Israeli brutality on Gaza since October 7. and allow humanitarian aid to be provided in the area.
