ICJ Orders Israel To Stop Genocide In Gaza, South Africa: An Important Milestone Of Justice Search For Palestine

The trial of the alleged genocide lawsuit in Gaza by Israel. (Source: UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek)

JAKARTA - South Africa praised what they called a "determining victory" for the supremacy of international law on Friday, after the International Court (ICJ) ordered Israel to stop genocide against Palestinians.

"Today marks a decisive victory for the supremacy of international law and an important milestone in the quest for justice for the Palestinian people," the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation said in a statement.

"South Africa sincerely hopes that Israel will not act to thwart the implementation of this order, as they have publicly threatened, but instead they will act to comply with it completely, as they should," the statement added.

As previously reported, the panel of judges of the International Court led by Joan E. Donoghue ordered Israel to stop genocide in Gaza.

"Israel must take action to prevent and punish any public incitement to commit genocide," Donoghue said in his ruling.

He added that Israel must ensure its troops do not commit genocide and must also ensure evidence of alleged genocide remains.

The court ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent all acts of killing or injuring Gazans.

"Israel must ensure the military does not commit acts of genocide." said the judge.

It is known that the alleged genocide case related to the violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention was submitted by South Africa to the International Court based in The Hague, Netherlands.