18/7/2025–|Last update: 20:25 (Mecca time)
In a step described unprecedented, 12 countries from the global south announced the imposition of sanctions on Israel, in an attempt to put an end to its impunity due to the campaign of killing and systematic destruction in the Palestinian territories, on top of which Gaza StripAccording to the two societies.
According to the French Le Monde, these 12 countries signed on the closing statement of the Hague Group to support Palestine, which was embraced by the Colombian capital, Bogota, within two days, are Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Malaysia, in addition to Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Saint Vincent-Greenadin, and South Africa.
The conference came at the invitation of Colombia and South Africa, and included 30 countries from Asia, Latin America and Africa, along with 5 European countries: Ireland, Spain, Norway, Slovenia and Portugal.
Among the most prominent of these punitive measures is to stop the export of weapons to Israel and prevent the passage of ships loaded with them through the ports of these countries
In a report to Han, Le Monde said that one of the most prominent of these punitive measures is to stop exporting weapons to Israel and prevent the passage of ships loaded with them through the ports of these countries.
This is in addition to a comprehensive review of government deals to prevent any financial or institutional support for the Israeli occupation.
The signatories also pledged to facilitate international investigations into the crimes committed in Gaza, which, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, has left more than 58 thousand martyrs, 18 thousand of whom are children, and 12 thousand and 400 women.
The UN headine, Francisca Albanizi, who attended the conference, indicated that the initiative represents a “shift in the balance of international positions”, and described it as “an attempt to break the paralysis International law Towards grave violations in Palestine.
The five European countries present did not announce their support for punitive measures, with the possibility of joining before September 20, the date of the convening United Nations General Assembly.
“Through our courts, ports, and institutions, we can address the vision of a world that prevails in the logic of power at the expense of the law,” said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who cut ties with Israel in 2024.
The legal and political action is based on an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice issued in July 2024, which was considered the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal, and demanded immediate withdrawal and stopping Settlement.
South Africa had initiated a lawsuit against Israel before the same court In December 2023, Accusing her of violating a crime prevention agreement Genocide.
On the other hand, the conference sparked angry reactions from Washington, where the US State Department described the Hague Group, which leads this trend as a “tool for politicizing international law” and accused it of “serving anti -Western agendas”, confirming its support for Israel and its allies “with full force.”