‘Walls closing in’ on those committing grave violations in Gaza war: Former UN official
The UN’s top court is set to rule on a request to order Germany to stop sending military aid to Israel.
The case was filed by Nicaragua and argues Berlin is failing to prevent genocide, or uphold international humanitarian law.
It’s the latest case involving Israel before the International Court of Justice.
South Africa approached the court in December, accusing Israel of committing genocide.
The US has found five Israeli military units responsible for gross human rights violations in the occupied West Bank.
It’s the first time Washington has reached such a conclusion.
The incidents took place before Israel began its war on Gaza in October.
Despite the findings, the State Department said the units have not been sanctioned.
Salman Shaikh, a former Middle East peace envoy with the UN, says Israel’s conduct in Gaza is increasingly under the spotlight worldwide and international courts are expected to hold Israeli officials accountable.
“The walls are closing in. International law has to be administered. Otherwise, we will see Western countries effectively cannibalising international law and the rules-based international order, which they themselves set up after the horrors of the second world war,” Shaikh told Al Jazeera.
“We have ample evidence and those who have committed grave violations of international humanitarian law – whether they are Hamas or other Palestinian groups but also the Israeli army. This cannot continue.”
Western nations should be extremely concerned about their support for Israel during its six-month attack on Gaza, he noted. “European capitals and Washington need to think really hard about their actions, including the supply of offensive weaponry to the Israeli army.”
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