REMBAU: Malaysia will present its oral submission at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, regarding Israel’s atrocities against Palestine on Feb 22, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
He said Malaysia supported the case brought by South Africa against Israel under the 1948 Genocide Convention, and he would be representing the country on the matter at the ICJ.
“Malaysia very much welcomes and is pleased with the ICJ’s decision yesterday (Friday) which also set six interim measures in the case brought by South Africa against Israel pending a full trial.
“These initial steps are a victory for countries that want the mass killings by the Zionist regime in Gaza to be stopped immediately.
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In its ruling on Friday, the ICJ ordered Israel to implement six interim measures, including preventing genocide in Gaza, ensuring that its forces did not carry out any acts of genocide, as well as preventing and punishing any incitement to commit genocide.
Israel was also ordered to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, prevent the destruction of evidence of alleged war crimes in Gaza and allow fact-finding missions access, and submit a report to the ICJ on all steps taken in implementing the measures within a month.
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