Irish Foreign Minister: Recognizing the State of Palestine is an affirmation of international legitimacy.

Dublin – Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin confirmed that his country’s decision, alongside Norway and Spain, to recognize the State of Palestine “is not an act of hostility” but rather an expression of an approach that upholds international legitimacy, according to media sources reported today, Monday.

Martin called on the Israeli entity to “enable the international community and the media to see what is happening in Gaza,” emphasizing that “the continuation of aggression in the Gaza Strip and the loss of innocent lives is unacceptable and violates international law.”

The same official affirmed that his country’s position “will always be guided by the principles of international law and the obligation imposed on all states to comply with international humanitarian law.”

Martin stressed the “urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and an increase in the flow of humanitarian aid into the sector.”

Last week, the Irish Foreign Minister confirmed that the government approved Ireland’s joining the case brought by South Africa against the Israeli entity before the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention, and the submission will be presented in the court in The Hague later this month.

He pointed out that Ireland’s intervention illustrates the consistency of the approach it takes in interpreting and applying the Genocide Convention.

South Africa filed a lawsuit against the Israeli entity before the International Court of Justice on December 29, 2023, regarding its involvement in acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, thus violating the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

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