In a statement, the State Department responded to the United Nations' main judicial body's request for Israel to take measures to prevent genocide in the Palestinian enclave, which had already devastated Tel Aviv with its bombings and a total blockade since October 7 Ground operations in retaliation for the Hamas attack that day.
According to the text circulated here, the ICJ, from its seat in The Hague, initiated interim measures on the basis of Article 41 of its Statute, pending a decision on jurisdiction and the merits.
In late December, South Africa presented a case accusing Israel of genocide for its crimes in the Gaza Strip, where more than 25,000 deaths are reported, most of them women and children, an 84-page document supported by countries from several continents .
Although Judge Joan Donoghue did not mention in the ruling the commission of genocide, which could take years to prove, she called what happened in Gaza a “human tragedy” and expressed the Hague court's concern about the high number of genocidal deaths there.
According to France, when the ICJ informs States Parties to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948) of the possibility of making observations, it will submit its own opinions.
In this sense, he indicated that he did not share the accusation of genocide leveled against Israel, arguing the “extraordinary gravity of the crime” that “requires the establishment of intent.”
However, he insisted on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, for the release of hostages held by Hamas and for Israel to respect international humanitarian law.
The decision of the International Court of Justice strengthens our determination to work on the basis of these results, stressed the French Foreign Ministry.
Various political voices in France have spoken out following the Hague Court's preliminary ruling, including the leader of France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure.
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In this context, he called on all signatory States to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to take measures to enforce their decisions, and in particular called on France to take measures to protect the Palestinian civilian population.
For his part, Faure emphasized the importance of respecting international law and the demands of the International Court of Justice on Israel.
The MP agreed on social networks that France, together with the European Union, should take the initiative to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza.
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