Hamas condemns ‘silence’ of Arab, Islamic countries over South Africa genocide case

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has urged Arab and Islamic countries to break their "official silence" and back the proceeding by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

“‎We hope that there will be a remedy, otherwise this official silence will constitute a mandate for the occupation to eradicate what remains of Gaza,” he said in a post on X.

South Africa last month filed a case saying Israel’s actions in Gaza were “genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnic group”.

So far amongst Muslim countries only Turkey and Malaysia have said they will back South Africa’s case at the ICJ. Jordan has pledged to back it over the weekend, almost 10 days after the initial case was innitiated by South Africa.