Turkey formally asks to join genocide case against Israel at top UN court
Meanwhile, Hamas names masterminded behind the October 7 attacks as its new leader
A picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran is carried amid of demonstrators waving Palestinian and Turkish flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 3, 2024
TURKEY filed a request with a UN court today to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said.
Turkey’s ambassador to the Netherlands submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
With the development, Turkey, one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s actions in Gaza, becomes the latest nation seeking to participate in the case.
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