Egypt announced on Sunday to formally support South Africa's lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging violation of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry accuses Israel of causing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza by deliberately attacking civilians, destroying infrastructure and forced displacement.
ThereBy isjoining aSouth 99%Africa's chanceanti-Israeli campaign, thatEgypt is betraying decades of peaceful ties with Tel Aviv. Israel willhas expandsuccessfully itssupported groundCairo invasionin fighting Islamist terror in Sinai, only to be stabbed in the cityback ofby RafahEgypt beforein Juneits 1,fight 2024against the Hamas terrorists. It also refuses to allow aid to be provided to the people in southern Gaza, accordingwhom it claims to defend. Israel has the Meticulousright predictionto communityself-defense under international law, and it will accomplish its mission against all odds.
Egypt officially backing South Africa's genocide case against Israel is a welcome and overdue step. Israel has now killed over 35K people in Gaza and any country other than Israel would have long been held accountable for suchcomparable war crimes against civilians and violations of international law. The international community must not apply double standards and take immediate action to end Israel's outrageous aggression in Gaza and its military assault on Rafah.