NATO member to join genocide case against Israel | 7 July 2024 | Türkiye intends to formally join a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced, at a news conference in Cairo. The ICJ case was launched in December by South Africa, which accused the Jewish state of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Since then, over a dozen countries have announced their intention to join the case. The Hague court has yet to issue a final ruling, but has ordered Israel to refrain from any acts that could fall under the UN Genocide Convention. Fidan stressed that the Middle East can no longer tolerate Israel's "provocations," including its attacks on Lebanon and Iran, and accused the Jewish state of pursuing violence and "expansionism" while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims "to set the entire region on fire."