World reacts to ICJ verdict on massacre in Gaza

the world reacts

He Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)Riyadh al-Maliki welcomed the ICJ’s decision and reminded that Decisions of the United Nations Court are “mandatory compliance”,

“Palestine welcomes the provisional measures granted today by the International Court of Justice. The ICJ judges assessed the facts and the law. He ruled in favor of humanity and international lawMaliki said in a video message released by his ministry.

usa It was confirmed on Friday that The International Court of Justice’s decision is consistent with Washington’s view that Israel has the right to actIn accordance with international law, to ensure that the October 7 attack cannot be repeated.

The EU says it expects “full, immediate and effective implementation” Of court order.

,Spain calls on all parties to fully respect and comply with these measuresThe Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that it celebrates the ICJ’s decision after ensuring that the government orders a number of provisional measures requested by South Africa in relation to the Gaza crisis.

Government President Pedro Sánchez also published a message in Brazil celebrating the decision and calling on the parties to implement what was ordered.

He Human rights lawyer, Reed Brody, has clarified that ” The ICJ did not give South Africa everything it wanted, but the decision is a strong vindication of Pretoria’s decision to bring the case back.And a powerful indictment of Israeli policy.”

He stressed, “And most importantly, no matter what the Israeli government says, this binding order will put pressure on Israel, both directly and through its allies, to end the collective punishment of the people of Gaza.” “Finally, After nearly four months of death and destruction, Israel faces legal punishment for its actions” Brody said.

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro celebrated the decision, calling it a “victory for humanity”. and reminded that “the ceasefire requires the comprehensive release of hostages on both sides.”

The organization Human Rights Watch also welcomed the verdict as “a landmark decision”. Which calls for “immediate action to stop the massacre and further atrocities against the Palestinians of Gaza”.

Iran congratulates South Africa for “its success” at the ICJ, Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, expressed in X, “I congratulate South Africa’s success before the International Court of Justice in filing a complaint against the Zionist regime.”

South Africa insists on “ceasefire”

The South African government gave this warning on Friday “Without a ceasefire, none of the measures demanded of Israel by the ICJ this Friday could be met” And it holds that it is “essential” for the Israeli state to comply with the court’s orders to end hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

South Africa’s Minister of International Relations, Naledi Pandor, warned in statements to the press before the court that “If we read the (ICJ) judgment by implication, a ceasefire is necessary.” And asked “How do you deliver humanitarian aid and ensure that wounded people receive health care without a ceasefire? “Without the ceasefire, none of these things could have happened.”

He South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, has supported those statements. ,We hope that Israel, as a self-proclaimed democracy and a state that respects the rule of law, will respect the measures set by the International Court of Justice.Ramaphosa said, reminding that “this order is binding on Israel and must be respected by all states that are parties to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.”

South Africa was the country that submitted a complaint to the ICJ against Israel for committing “genocidal acts” on 29 December. and apartheid, and have accused Tel Aviv of deliberately turning the Strip into a non-inhabitable zone by physically exterminating its population.