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Belgium joins South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
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|December 25, 2025
Other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkiye, have already joined the case in The Hague
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Belgium has formally joined the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement on Tuesday (23), the ICJ - The Hague-based highest court of the United Nations - said Belgium had filed a declaration of intervention in the case, Al Jazeera reported.
Other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkiye, have already joined the proceedings.
South Africa brought the case in December 2023, arguing that Israel's war in Gaza violates the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
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