The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is an organ of the United Nations and is based in The Hague.
Unlike the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is also based in The Hague and is an independent court that deals with crimes perpetrated by individuals, the ICJ deals with states as a whole. All member states of the UN are party to the ICJ.
The ICJ's rulings and orders are binding and without appeal. While the court has no way to enforce them, an order against a country could hurt its international reputation and set a legal precedent.
South Africa wants the move to join its larger case against Israel.
Earlier this month Fidan announced the decision to join the case launched by South Africa as Ankara stepped up measures against Israel over its assault on Gaza.
Egypt spoke up two days after South Africa turned to the ICJ and asked that it order Israel to stop its military operation in Rafah.
Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States and European countries were not doing enough to pressure Israel to agree on a ceasefire in Gaza.
While some have insisted that South Africa’s decision is in keeping with its human rights-anchored foreign policy from the Mandela period, this is not true.
Hostage negotiations in Gaza risk being undermined if the ICC prosecutor appears biased.
Germany said on Wednesday it plans to resume cooperation with UNRWA, signaling a resumption of funding, frozen after Israel accused 12 UNRWA staff of participating in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack.
"[The court] did not decide, and this is something where I'm correcting something that's often said in the media. It did not decide that the claim of genocide was plausible," Joan Donoghue said.
Israel needs better-trained warriors on its third-front battles.