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.