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Comoros joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at world court
The Comoros has become the latest country to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
The ICJ announced on Friday that the Comoros filed a declaration on Wednesday under Article 63 of the court’s statute, which allows states party to the Genocide Convention to present their interpretation of the treaty.
South Africa launched the case in December 2023, accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention over its actions in Gaza. The court has since issued three sets of provisional measures ordering Israel to prevent genocide and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Here is a list of countries that have intervened: Libya is the only other African nation to have filed, along with several Latin American countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia, Cuba, Belize and Brazil, as well as Turkiye, Spain, Ireland, the Maldives and Palestine.
First time I have heard of The Comoros. It's a tiny (3) island nation between Madagascar and Africa, population 850K, 1 airstrip. One of the poorest countries on Earth standing up for Palestine.
https://encircleafrica.org/blog/comoros-travel-guide/
Hamas says far-right Israeli minister ‘legitimising’ killing of Palestinian prisoners
Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi has condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for reiterating his call for the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel.
A video clip shared on social media showed Ben-Gvir speaking in front of a line of Palestinian prisoners, lying face down and with their hands cuffed behind their backs.
Ben-Gvir’s “blatant and direct threats … represent a further escalation of the aggressive practices this extremist minister carries out against prisoners”, Mardawi said in a statement shared on Telegram.
“It also represents a continuation of his terrorist government’s violation of all norms, values, and laws that protect prisoners.”
Meanwhile, Jerusalem’s far-right deputy mayor, Arieh King, saluted Ben-Gvir for his remarks, saying “the people are with you”.
“Death penalty for these subhumans,” King wrote on X.
