Brazil to join South Africa’s case against Israel in ICJ

Brazil’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday its intentions to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which seeks to secure a verdict of genocide against Israel.

Brazil’s foreign ministry said it was in the “final stages” of submitting its official application to the court.

It accused the Israeli military of committing “atrocities” in Gaza.

"The Brazilian government announces that it is in the final stages of submitting a formal intervention in the ongoing case at the International Court of Justice, brought by South Africa under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,” read the statement.

It added: "The Brazilian government expresses deep indignation at the recurring episodes of violence against the civilian population in the State of Palestine, not limited to the Gaza Strip but extending to the West Bank."