South Africa wants the ICJ to say that the occupation of Palestinian lands is illegal

 South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide legal advice stating that Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands is illegal. South African lawyers and legal experts have told the ICJ today that Israel has violated international law by continuing to plunder and occupy Palestinian lands, in parallel with the construction of Zionist settlements in the West Bank and the West Bank. of Gaza. Vusimuzi Madonsela, the Ambassador of South Africa in the Netherlands, has told the judges of the ICJ that the solution of 'creating two states' to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is no longer sufficient, and that the occupation of Palestinian lands should be declared illegal. Last Monday, the ICJ Court began to hear the case to decide on the legality of the illegal Zionist regime of Israel to invade and occupy Palestinian lands. The advice was presented to the court following the request of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the end of 2022. More than 50 countries will present their arguments in the ICJ court until February 26. Court of the ICJ Lawyers and representatives of Palestine yesterday spoke before the ICJ and emphasized that Israel's occupation is illegal because it has violated important principles of international law. The Zionist regime has not sent its representative to the ICJ session, but it has sent a statement claiming that the legal opinion that will be issued by the court in The Hague will have a negative impact on efforts to reach an agreement with the Palestinians. ICJ judges are expected to spend about six months going through the arguments that will be presented, before giving their legal advice on the case, which has also asked the international court to comment on the negative effects of the occupation of Palestinian lands.