#Iceland and the #Netherlands filed declarations of intervention on 11 March 2026 under Article 63 of the #ICJ Statute in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, seeking to interpret the Genocide Convention in light of Israel’s Gaza campaign; they are among more than 50 interventions (including 18 by states) that support the view Israel’s actions in #Gaza (mass killing, starvation, forced displacement and widespread infrastructure destruction) amount to genocide.

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Meanwhile, #US (who’s party to genocide in providing Israel with financial and military aid) joined #ICJ case to claim that genocide allegations against Israel are 'False'

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Netherlands, Iceland Join Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice

With the intervention of two more nations, 18 have now joined in support of the case, initially brought by South Africa.

^{stephen-prager (Common Dreams)}