Iceland and Netherlands intervene in ICJ South Africa v Israel genocide case

Iceland and Netherlands intervene in ICJ South Africa v Israel genocide case Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 16:57 The move adds to an expanding list of governments weighing in on the high-profile Gaza case before the UN’s highest court President of the International Court of Justice Yuji Iwasawa chairs a hearing in The Hague on 22 October 2025 (AFP) Off Iceland and the Netherlands filed declarations to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, bringing the number of countries seeking to participate in the proceedings to 18. Both states filed declarations under Article 63 of the court’s statute, which allows countries that are parties to a treaty at issue in a case to intervene in order to present their interpretation of that treaty. The case, brought by South Africa in December 2023, accuses Israel of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention through its military campaign in Gaza since October 2023.