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Turkey joins South African case against Israel at ICJ
1 May 2024 13:55 BST
Turkey has joined South Africa in its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and will file a petition soon, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced.
Ankara has been a vocal critic of Israel's war on Gaza and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was one of the earliest world leaders to describe its bloody assault on the besieged territory as "genocide".
In recent months, Ankara has taken punitive steps against Israel including a decision to halt the export of 54 product categories to the state.
South Africa filed a case against Israel in late December, accusing it of carrying out a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
