Tunisia's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that, with the permission of the Tunisian President has submitted a request to be listed among the countries that will present oral arguments before the International Court of Justice regarding Israeli violations during the Gaza war.
According to "Mosaique FM," the ministry stated that this Tunisian step comes within the framework of the advisory opinion requested by the United Nations General Assembly from the Court regarding the legal consequences arising from Israel's continuous violation of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and its long-term occupation of Palestinian territories.
According to the foreign ministry, Tunisia's oral arguments are expected to address the impact of Israeli policies and practices.
The preparation of these arguments will be entrusted to a Tunisian expert in international law.
The ministry stated in its statement, "Tunisia will not join any lawsuit brought against the occupying entity before the International Court of Justice that implicitly recognizes this entity."
It emphasized that Tunisia remains open and supportive of initiatives, lawsuits, and declarations that do not date the issue starting from October 7, 2023, or equate between the victim and the aggressor or condemn resistance.
The Libyan Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ziad Daghim, announced on Wednesday that his country would present oral arguments before the International Court of Justice on February 22nd in the case filed against the Israeli authorities for their actions in Gaza.
He emphasized that Libya would attend the session scheduled for Thursday in The Hague alongside Palestine to support the legal team of South Africa.
Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh also announced on Wednesday that his country intends to take legal action in response to the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel, accusing it of committing genocide in Gaza.
He stated that Jordan would provide the necessary legal studies and arguments once the International Court of Justice decides to hear the genocide case.
It is worth noting that with the continued Israeli violations against civilians in the Gaza Strip and the failure of all diplomatic attempts to stop them, South Africa resorted to filing a lawsuit before the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
The lawsuit claims that "Israel's actions amounted to genocide by nature, thus violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention."
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