MALAYSIA WELCOMES SOUTH AFRICA’S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PROVISIONAL MEASURES BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AGAINST ISRAEL
MALAYSIA WELCOMES SOUTH AFRICA’S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PROVISIONAL
MEASURES BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AGAINST ISRAEL
Malaysia welcomes South Africa’s latest request for the indication of additional provisional measures before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel. A two-day public hearing is being held at the Peace Palace in The Hague from 16 to 17 May 2024.
The additional provisional measures pertain to the urgent need for the cessation of Israel’s military offensive in Rafah; facilitation of unimpeded access to humanitarian aid and assistance to Gaza; and submission by Israel of a report to the ICJ on all measures taken to abide by the provisional measures.
Malaysia strongly supports and commends South Africa for her resolute effort to stop the genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. This is the third request for additional measures brought by South Africa since the initial provisional measures granted by the ICJ on 26 January 2024.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan represented Malaysia during the Public Hearings on the request for the ICJ's Advisory Opinion in respect of the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem at the Peace Palace, The Hague, on 22 February 2024.
Israel’s offensives in Rafah, a 64-square-kilometer area crowded with over 1.4 million Palestinians seeking refuge, will result in a massive humanitarian catastrophe. The international community has a collective responsibility to demand that Israel cease its military operations.
Malaysia reiterates its unwavering support for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as the admission of Palestine as a full Member of the United Nations.
PUTRAJAYA
17 May 2024