“All states must stop financing Israel’s actions in Gaza”, says South African diplomat

South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on Wednesday that all states have a responsibility to stop providing financial support and facilitation to Israel’s military operations in Gaza, the news agency reported. Reuters

. His comments follow this PThe first decisions of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to take steps to avoid “genocide” in Gaza. However, the court did not demand a ceasefire.

The ICJ ruling “clearly shows that it is plausible that genocide is being committed against the Palestinian people in Gaza. This necessarily imposes an obligation on all states to stop financing and facilitating Israel’s military actions”, Naledi Pandor said. She also said she had asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor last week to investigate the possibility of her country’s request jointly with other states against Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I asked him why he was able to issue an arrest warrant against Putin and not against the Israeli prime minister. He did not answer that question. But I read in some of his comments that the investigation is still ongoing,” she said. told the press.

The South African government in November recalled its ambassador to Israel after October 7 to protest Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas militants, accusing the Jewish state of “genocide” against Palestinians and “apartheid” against Arabs. Pretoria is at the core of a complaint filed against Israel before the ICJ.