Cuba supports South Africa's 'genocide' case against Israel
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has expressed his support for the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Making a statement on his social media account X, Diaz-Canel announced his support with the hashtag "Free Palestine."
Canel stated, "Cuba expresses its strongest support for the case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice for the crimes and acts of genocide committed against the Palestinian people. We will never be among those who remain indifferent to this situation."
"ACTS OF GENOCIDE MUST END IMMEDIATELY"
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez also noted the following in his post:
"Cuba supports South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice against the crimes committed by Israel in Palestine under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. We reiterate our call for an immediate end to the acts of genocide, apartheid, and extermination being carried out against the Palestinian people."
THE "GENOCIDE" CASE
In accordance with Article 9 of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, if a state violates the provisions of the convention, any state party to the convention can file a lawsuit against the violating state at the ICJ.
The Republic of South Africa, in the case it filed at the ICJ on December 29, argues that Israel has violated the Genocide Convention with its actions in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and is requesting that the court issue provisional measures against Israel.
Following the completion of the hearings, the Court begins deliberations for a decision by examining the statements and evidence of the parties.
Although there is no deadline binding the judges for the announcement of the decision, looking at the Court's previous proceedings, it is observed that this period is a few weeks in cases requiring urgency, such as genocide.
On the first day of the hearing regarding the case in The Hague, the South African side presented its accusations against Israel to the Court with justifications and evidence.
While the lawyers representing South Africa leveled the accusation that Israel's "deliberate actions against Gazans prove genocidal intent," the first day of the hearing concluded after South Africa's Ambassador to Amsterdam, Vusimuzi Madonsela, read the 9 provisional measures his country requested from the Court against Israel.
The Israeli delegation will present its defense at the hearing on Thursday, January 12.