Mexico has asked to join the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for genocide in the Gaza Strip. This was announced this Tuesday by the court itself through an official statement. The complaint was filed by South Africa last December, two months after the outbreak of the war launched by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Government against the Islamist group Hamas in Palestine. The Mexican representation declared that, as a member of the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, it intends to give its perspective on the interpretation of the principles of international law that may be relevant in the case opened five months ago.
The López Obrador Government has condemned the attacks against civilians in Palestinian territory, while opposing the terrorist attacks that sparked the conflict on October 7. In April, the Mexican authorities ratified their commitment to “a comprehensive and definitive solution to the conflict, under the premise of two States, that addresses Israel’s legitimate security concerns and allows the consolidation of a politically and economically viable Palestinian State, which coexist with Israel within secure and internationally recognized borders, in accordance with international law.”
Following Mexico’s statement, Israel and South Africa will have to offer written positions on the country’s participation in the case. Nicaragua requested in January to join the court case as a party to the litigation, while Colombia made a statement similar to that of the Mexican Government in early April, invoking Article 63 of the Genocide Convention, as did the Mexican authorities.
At the request of Pretoria, the ICJ has ordered precautionary measures against the Israeli State, which were ratified last week. The High Court ruled, among other provisions, that Israel “immediately suspend its military offensive” in Rafah, a strategic point south of the Gaza Strip, on the border with Egypt. He also requested that humanitarian aid corridors be kept open to mitigate the impact of the war on the civilian population of Palestine and their basic needs can be met.
Rafah, the only area of the Palestinian territory that is not under Israeli control, has been at the center of the latest bombings launched by the Israeli Armed Forces, which have left at least 50 dead. In the last few hours there has been a new attack on civilian camps, which has left at least 20 more dead. An estimated one million Palestinians have moved to that region over the past three weeks. The Court, like the Mexican Government, has warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the conflict zone.
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