Egypt announced today, Sunday, its intention to officially intervene in support of the case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice, regarding its violations of obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated that the intervention in the case against Israel comes amid the escalation and extent of Israeli attacks in Gaza, particularly the direct targeting of civilians and the destruction of infrastructure in the region, which has forced Palestinians to flee and be displaced from their land.
The statement highlighted that these assaults have led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and created unlivable conditions in Gaza, in blatant violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 regarding the protection of civilian persons in times of war.
The statement continued: "Egypt demanded that Israel comply with its obligations as the occupying power and implement the interim measures issued by the International Court of Justice, which call for ensuring the adequate delivery of humanitarian and relief aid to meet the needs of Palestinians in Gaza, and for Israeli forces to refrain from committing any violations against the Palestinian people, who are considered a protected population under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide."
Egypt reiterated its call for the Security Council and influential international parties to act immediately to halt the firing in Gaza and military operations in the Palestinian city of Rafah, and to provide necessary protection for Palestinian civilians.
