On January 28, local time, Israel's ** Herzog expressed his opposition to the ruling of the United Nations International Court of Justice on South Africa's accusation of Israeli genocide. According to the Times of Israel, Herzog said in a public speech that day that Israel has "full right to self-defense." He also said Israel was committed to ensuring that humanitarian aid continued to flow into the Gaza Strip and said he was "deeply sorry" for the tragedy being experienced by innocent Palestinians in Gaza.
On the 26th of this month, the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, issued a ruling and interim measures against South Africa's accusation of Israeli genocide, requiring Israel to abide by the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, take all measures to prevent genocide, and take necessary measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The latest data released by the health department of the Gaza Strip on January 28 local time shows that since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, 2023, Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip has killed 26,422 Palestinians, including more than 110,000 children and about 7,500 women; In addition, 65,087 people were injured. Health authorities in the Gaza Strip said 165 Palestinians had been killed and 290 injured in Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours.
On 29 December last year, South Africa filed proceedings with the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, while urging the Court to take measures to prevent further erosion of the rights of Palestinians under the Convention. Subsequently, the International Court of Justice held a hearing on the proceedings.
The judgment read out by the President of the International Court of Justice, Joan Donohue, on 26 June said that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is at grave risk of further deterioration, and that Israel must abide by its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and take all possible measures to prevent genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The judgement states that Israel is to ensure that its forces do not commit any acts of genocide and to take all possible measures to prevent and punish any acts of genocide committed or incited. In addition, Israel must take immediate and effective measures to provide the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with much-needed basic services and humanitarian assistance. Israel must submit a report to the International Court of Justice within one month on the specific measures it has taken to implement the Court's judgment.
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Under the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the International Court of Justice of the United Nations, in settling legal disputes referred to it by States, has the power to issue "interim measures" if it deems it necessary, and such judgments are binding and non-appealable.
Editor: Zhou Jie).