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Thursday, April 3, 2025
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Nicaragua walks back request to join ICJ genocide case against Israel
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its order on the request by Nicaragua to order Germany to cease arms sales to Israel against the background of the conflict in Gaza at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the ICJ, April 30, 2024. (Courtesy: International Court of Justice)
Nicaragua told the International Court of Justice on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its request to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, says The Hague court in a press release.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar praises the move, adding that “other countries that have lost their way are invited to follow in their footsteps.”
PRESS RELEASE: on 1 April 2025, Nicaragua informed the #ICJ that it had decided to withdraw the its Application for permission to intervene submitted in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel. https://t.co/c1sGSUgvE4 pic.twitter.com/xj5Xv8kXln
— CIJ_ICJ (@CIJ_ICJ) April 3, 2025
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