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Indonesia supports ICJ’s ruling against Israel
Indonesia supports an order by the United Nations top court for Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, calling on Israel to comply, while Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is in Brussels to intensify diplomacy with European countries for a permanent solution in Gaza.
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Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 25, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (AFP/Eyad BABA)
Indonesia supports an order by the United Nations top court for Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, calling on Israel to comply, while Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is in Brussels to intensify diplomacy with European countries for a permanent solution in Gaza.
In a case brought by South Africa alleging the Israeli military operation amounts to "genocide", the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Saturday ordered Israel to halt its assault on the city in Southern Gaza, and demanded the "unhindered provision" of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
But Israeli forces continued to pound Rafah over the weekend.
Indonesia, through the Foreign Ministry, said on Saturday that Indonesia supported the order by the ICJ, calling on Israel to “immediately comply with the measures ordered by the court” and underlining “the critical role of the UN Security Council in ensuring its implementation”.
The ministry also said that any allegations of genocide must be investigated.
The decision by the ICJ, the highest UN organ for settling disputes between states, has been seen by many across the globe as a landmark decision. The decision also made clear that a failure to comply with the ruling may affect Palestinian life in Gaza “that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part”.
Seven months after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack launched by Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel, Tel Aviv in early May began its attack on Gaza's side of the Rafah border, home to over a million Palestinians and a key entry point for critical aid entering the enclave.
