… As the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation noted, “Third States are now on notice of the existence of a serious risk of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They must, therefore, also act independently and immediately to prevent genocide by Israel and to ensure that they are not themselves in violation of the Genocide Convention, including by aiding or assisting in the commission of genocide. This necessarily imposes an obligation on all States to cease funding and facilitating Israel’s military actions, which are plausibly genocidal.”
We also reiterate our condemnation of the US/UK led attack on Yemen that comes in violation of both US and international law. We underline that the actions of the Yemeni people, their armed forces and the AnsarAllah movement are practical measures to implement the provisional measures ordered today and bring the ongoing genocide to an end.
We salute South Africa for its leading role in working to enforce legal accountability on a global level. This important step is raising the bar of international legal action in defense of Palestinian rights and for Palestinian liberation. We look forward to escalating our efforts and doing everything in our power to isolate and sanction Israel, bring the genocide to an end, and hasten the Palestinian people’s achievement of a free Palestine.
