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Egypt Joining South Africa at ICJ Will Encourage Others to Condemn Israel, Hamas Official Says

© AP Photo / Abdel Kareem HanaDisplaced Palestinians arrive in central Gaza after fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, May 7, 2024.
Displaced Palestinians arrive in central Gaza after fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, May 7, 2024.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 14.05.2024
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Last Sunday, Egypt announced that it would join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Earlier on Friday, South Africa filed an urgent request with the ICJ for additional measures against Tel Aviv over the situation in the Gazan town of Rafah, where Israeli troops launched a military operation on Monday.
It was a great input by Egypt to join South Africa at the International Court of Justice in its genocide case against "apartheid Israel". The move would encourage others in the Arabic and Islamic countries to go in this direction, Head of Hamas International Relations Basim Naim told Sputnik.
"It will encourage others in the Arabic and Islamic countries to go this direction, not only to go to the International Court of Justice but the International Criminal Court and this will be reflected soon in the image of Israel Internationally and on the flexibility of Israel not to move freely around the world," said Naim.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently confirmed that Cairo will formally join the case filed by South Africa against Israel at the Internet Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of violating its obligation under the Genocide Convention in its war on the Gaza Strip.
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Dr. Naim said the announcement was crucial to the Palestinian course.

"The Egyptian move is very important and crucial. Egypt is the biggest Arab country which is directly involved in the conflict by being a border country to the Gaza Strip. They are aware of a lot of complications and the problems, especially around the borders and the Rafah crossing, where humanitarian rights have been violated. Egypt has an agreement with Israel which is binding for both parties on humanitarian matters, and Israel has violated this agreement repeatedly," he told Sputnik.

South Africa filed a genocide case against Israel with the ICJ on December 29 last year. In its application, South Africa alleged that Israel was committing acts of genocide against Palestine, and Egypt has now expressed interest in continuing to press and hold Israel accountable for the deaths of more than 35,000 Palestinian civilians, most of whom were children and women, according to Gazan authorites.
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