Indonesian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs: Israel Must Obey The Decision Of The International Court To Prevent Genocide In Gaza

The trial of Israel's genocide lawsuit against Palestine filed by South Africa at the International Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. BETWEEN A/Cindy Frishanti/am.

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Israel must comply with the decision of the International Court (ICJ) to prevent genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has killed 26,000 victims.

"Although the ICJ decision has not met the expectations of many parties regarding the importance of stopping Israeli military action, this decision is still an important development for international law enforcement," said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through X, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, January 27.

In a verdict hearing that took place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday (26/1), the International Court also ruled that Israel must ensure its troops do not commit genocide and take a number of steps to improve the humanitarian situation.

In addition, ICJ also ordered Israel to report within one month to the court what they were doing to uphold the results of the trial's decision.

The UN high court did not order a ceasefire, but granted a number of emergency measures requested by South Africa as the court tried the case accusing Israel of committing genocide.

Responding to the ruling, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the 'premise commitment' to continue to defend the country and its people.

"Israel's commitment to international law is inevitable. It is also our sacred commitment to continue to defend our country and people," Netanyahu said in a televised speech.

Netanyahu said Israel had an 'involved right to defend itself'. According to him, this heinous attempt to reject Israel's basic rights is a blatant discrimination against the Jewish state and it is legally rejected.

He then explained that the allegations of genocide directed at Israel were "not true" and "outrageous", and reiterated that "Israel will continue to defend itself against Hamas."

Netanyahu claimed the war, which has been going on since the cross-border attack of the Palestinian Hamas group on October 7, 2023, was to fight the Hamas group, not to fight Palestinian civilians.