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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
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Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule on South Africa's request on a Rafah and wider Gaza war ceasefire, in The Hague, on May 24, 2024. (Nick Gammon / AFP)
Belgium joins South Africa in a case brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
The UN’s highest court, based in The Hague, says in a statement that Brussels has filed a declaration of intervention.
Several countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkey have already joined the case.
In December 2023, South Africa brought a case to the United Nations’ highest court in The Hague, alleging Israel’s Gaza offensive breached the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Israel denies the accusation and has criticized the proceedings.
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