Venezuela hails ICJ ruling and calls for an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza

Published at: 26/01/2024 03:01 PM

This Friday, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomed the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the genocide by Israel in the Gaza Strip, in response to the complaint filed by South Africa.

“However, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela believes that the orders issued by the International Court of Justice should have considered an immediate ceasefire and of any type of hostility that has massively violated the Human Rights of the Palestinian people,” the Bolivarian Government said in a statement released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil in his account X.

The court decision dismissed the request submitted by Israel and ordered the “ Zionist State to take all measures” to protect the population of Gaza, in response to the lawsuit filed by the Republic of South Africa for genocide, the document states.

Below is the full text of the statement:

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes the ruling issued by the ICJ on January 26, 2024, in favor of the Palestinian people and the dismissal of Israel's request, which orders the Zionist State to take “all measures” to protect the people of Gaza; in response to the demand filed by the Republic of South Africa, regarding obvious violations by Israel of the Convention for Prevention and the Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

However, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela believes that the orders issued by the International Court of Justice should have considered an immediate ceasefire and of any type of hostility that has massively violated the Human Rights of the Palestinian people.

We reiterate, under the permanent and firm practice of Bolivarian Peace Diplomacy, our condemnation and rejection of the permanent violence of the Israeli occupation against Gaza, and we defend the path of peace as the only opinion to agree on the coexistence of humanity and respect the sacred right to life of the Palestinian people and of all the peoples of the world.

Caracas, January 26, 2024

Mazo News Team