International community must act to stop 'genocide' in Gaza: Turkish foreign minister

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) – The International community must act to stop "genocide" in Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday.

“The international community must do its part to stop the genocide and put the necessary pressure on Israel and its supporters,” Fidan said on X.

“Türkiye will exert every effort possible on this path,” he added.

“Emboldened by the impunity it has received for its crimes, Israel is killing more and more innocent Palestinians every day,” Fidan said.

He noted that Türkiye has submitted an application to the International Court of Justice to join the genocide case filed against Israel.

Earlier, Türkiye submitted on Wednesday its declaration to the UN’s highest court saying that it is joining South Africa's genocide case against Israel.

Türkiye thus became a party to the genocide case, joining Nicaragua, Colombia, Libya, Mexico, Palestine, and Spain, who have also joined South Africa, which first filed the case last December.

This application to the ICJ marks a “concrete and historic step” for the future of the Palestinian cause, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on X.

“We will continue our efforts to ensure that Israel is tried in international courts for the crime of genocide and that Netanyahu and his gang receive the harshest punishment they deserve for the crimes they committed,” Kurtulmus added.