NEW YORK: Following the announcement of the International Court of Justice in The Hague of provisional measures in the case of South Africa against Israel on the application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said it was ‘a historic day’.
He said that the State of Palestine is in close collaboration and consultations with South Africa.
The Palestinian Ambassador added that during the meeting that was held in Kampala at the level of foreign ministers, the Palestinian side agreed to the instructions proposed by South Africa for both sides to continue coordinating in New York concerning what needs to be done once the ICJ adopts the provisional measures.
Mansour said that he expected the issue to be discussed in the Security Council. ‘We are digging into all the details in order to take the appropriate steps at the UNSC,” adding that we will begin further active actions with members of the Council on Monday.
However, he maintained that a ceasefire is needed to e
nable the implementation of the court’s provisional measures.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants welcomed, in a statement on Saturday, the temporary measures issued by the International Court of Justice in the case submitted by the Republic of South Africa against Israel, for committing the crime of genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza and failing to adhere to its obligations stipulated in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.
The Ministry called on the United Nations and the international community to “take immediate measures to ensure the implementation of these temporary measures to prevent the killing of Palestinians and subjecting them to inhumane living conditions, by depriving them of food, water and medicine, with the aim of pushing them into forced migration outside the Gaza Strip.”
It also praised the efforts of the South African Republic and hoped that ‘the measures would include obligating Israel to an immediate ceasefire as a first step along the path to finding a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian c
ause in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions, based solely on establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
The statement underlined that this solution alone is capable of ensuring security, peace and prosperity in the Middle East region.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
