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Al Jazeera Staff

Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

A view of destruction at Abdullah Azzam Mosque after Israeli air strikes in the central Gaza Strip last month [File: Abed Rahim Khati/Anadolu Images]

Turkey has submitted a formal bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a move that adds to the international pressure on the Israeli government to end its atrocities in Gaza.

A Turkish delegation, including Ankara’s ambassador to The Hague, Selcuk Unal, officially filed the request on Wednesday, the country’s news agency Anadolu reported.

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