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Ambassador Jorge Alvarez Fuentes, a member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Affairs, assured that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolution to Israel preventing acts of genocide
Ambassador Jorge Alvarez Fuentes, a member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Affairs, assured that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolution to Israel preventing acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip failed.
“The International Court of Justice has decided to partly consider the temporary precautionary measures requested by South Africa, the decision is not true, it does not say, it does not demand, it does not demand a ceasefire from Israel,” he said in Aristegui live.
However, the specialist said that the resolution establishes that, as a party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide, Israel must accept all these measures to prevent actions which may be genocidal in nature or intent.
“This is a very important moment in a conflict that, as we must understand, is proving catastrophic not only for the Palestinian people, but also for Israel and, of course, for the entire region,” he added.
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December 29th, South Africa appears before the International Court of Justice a complaint in which he accuses Israel of “genocidal intent” against the Palestinian population of Gaza through its military offensive.
It’s January 26th The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take all measures in its power However, to prevent acts of genocide in the war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, it did not call for a ceasefire.
In this regard, Alvarez Fuentes stated that there are a number of international efforts that he hopes will help stop the war between Israel and Hamas, although he assured that There have already been several attempts that have not yet been successful.
He also clarified that Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip were disproportionate because there were explosions that have not happened since. The Second World War.
“There is a fundamental principle in humanitarian law, namely proportionality of response. There is no doubt that the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas can be classified as terrorist, (…), but what we saw with a large scale offensive and continuous bombing of an enclave of 360 square kilometers is completely disproportionate,” he added.
On the other hand, on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which will be observed on January 27, the Ambassador stated that Historical memory should help prevent the recurrence of such acts.
“Remembering and making clear that the tragedy of the Jewish Holocaust will never happen again is now placed in the context of what we have seen over the past weeks, so there must be mobilization on a global level for this. stop,” he noted.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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