Dublin - Saba:
Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin announced Wednesday that his country's government has agreed to join the case filed by South Africa in the International Court of Justice against the Zionist enemy under the Genocide Convention.
Martin said in a statement following the Irish government meeting "The intervention will be presented in the court in The Hague later this December."
Martin added "There has been collective punishment of the Palestinian people due to the Zionist military actions in Gaza, which led to the killing of 44,000 people and the displacement of millions of civilians."
He continued "By legally intervening in the South African case, Ireland will ask the International Court of Justice to expand its interpretation of what constitutes genocide by a state."
Martin added "We are concerned that the very narrow interpretation of what constitutes genocide leads to a culture of impunity in which the protection of civilians is reduced."
He stressed that "Ireland's view of the Convention is broader and prioritizes the protection of civilian lives, and as a committed supporter of the Convention, the Irish government will reinforce this interpretation in its intervention in this case."
Martin stressed that "Ireland's intervention demonstrates the consistency of its approach to interpreting and applying the Genocide Convention."
On December 29, 2023, South Africa filed a lawsuit against the Zionist enemy before the International Court of Justice, on the background of its involvement in acts of genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and its violation of the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention of Genocide
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