Turkey is submitting evidence to back up South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Speaking to reporters in Istanbul on Friday, Erdogan stated that Turkey will continue to provide documentation of Israel’s attacks in the Gaza Strip, mainly in the form of visual evidence, to help strengthen South Africa’s allegations that Israel is committing a genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
“I believe Israel will be convicted there. We believe in the justice of the International Court of Justice,” said Erdogan, who has been vocal in his hostility against Israel since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Last week, South Africa presented its case against Israel in front of the UN’s top court, arguing on Thursday that the intent of Israel’s attack is to bring about "the destruction of the population" of Gaza. South Africa’s case is based on alleged comments of genocidal incitement issued by senior Israeli cabinet ministers. Israel has denied accusations of genocide as “baseless”, restating that the IDF’s attacks on Gaza have been targeting members of Hamas who are hiding among the city’s civilian population.
