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The newspaper La Jornada
Thursday, August 8, 2024, p. 26

Ankara. Turkey yesterday filed a request with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel for genocide.

No country in the world is above international lawForeign Ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli said on his X account. The case at the International Court of Justice is extremely important to ensure that crimes committed by Israel do not go unpunished..

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has accused Tel Aviv of genocide, called for it to be punished by international courts and criticised Western countries for their support for Israel.

In May, Turkey suspended trade with Israel, citing its attack on Gaza. Unlike Western nations that have labeled Hamas a terrorist organization, Erdogan has praised the militant group, calling it a liberation movement.

In Berlin, German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer said they were absolutely unacceptable and immoral the statements of the Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who stated that It is justified and moral blocking humanitarian aid supplies to the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of more than 2 million Palestinians.