US EditionBrazil to join South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
BRAZIL, JUL 23 – Brazil joins South Africa's ICJ case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, citing over 1,000 Palestinian deaths while awaiting aid and use of starvation as a weapon, officials said.
- Brazil will request to intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters.
- Other countries supporting the case include Cuba and Ireland, with South Africa accusing Israel of state-led genocide since December 2023.
- The ICJ ruled there was plausibility to the claims that Palestinians had a right to be protected from genocide but did not issue a determination on the merits of the allegations.
- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has received backlash for describing Israel's actions as genocide, including accusations of antisemitism from Jewish leadership in Brazil.
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Brazil to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
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