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Malaysia Welcomes South Africa's Decision to File Lawsuit Against Israel at ICJ - Ministry

© AP Photo / Vincent ThianA Muslim walks to Friday prayer as Malaysia and Palestine flags on display in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak leads huge rally to protest US move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Muslim walks to Friday prayer as Malaysia and Palestine flags on display in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak leads huge rally to protest US move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.01.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Malaysia welcomes South Africa's decision to file a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over violations of Palestinian rights in the Gaza Strip, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
On Friday, South Africa filed a complaint against Israel at the ICJ under the Genocide Convention, asking the court to issue provisional measures against Israeli authorities.
"The legal action against Israel before ICJ is a timely and tangible step towards legal accountability for Israel’s atrocities in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) at large. As a fellow State Party to the Genocide Convention, Malaysia calls on Israel to fulfill its obligations under international law and to immediately end its atrocities against Palestinians," the ministry said in a statement.
Malaysia also reiterates its call for a long-term solution to the conflict by granting the Palestinians their own independent and sovereign state, based on the pre-1967 borders, with its capital in East Jerusalem, the statement added.
Placard with the colors of the Palestinian flags at a barbed wire - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.06.2022
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