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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>TA\u0301NAISTE MICHEA\u0301L MARTIN has defended the Government\u2019s stance in relation to a case taken by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and said Ireland would consider joining the case once it had passed the preliminary stages.<\/p>\n

South Africa has taken the case over Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza, where 25,000 people have been killed since October last year, according to local health authorities. Speaking to RTE\u0301\u2019s This Week programme, Martin said:<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Africa have taken a preliminary case to the court (ICJ), Israel have responded, no-one has actually joined that case yet, nor can anyone join it right now \u2013 not even Palestine.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the court is going to make a provisional judgment on that to respond to what South Africa has sought, which is exactly what we have sought, the same thing: an immediate cessation of hostilities and war, unimpeded access of humanitarian aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n

He said that Ireland would act the same way it did in relation to an ICJ case where Ukraine accused Russia of violating the Genocide Convention. Martin said they examined the legal case for around 12 weeks before joining Ukraine\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we will give this very serious consideration, of course,\u201d he said of South Africa\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause these are legal conventions, it will take years to resolve, meanwhile, we have to keep our focus on getting a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

\u201d Under pressure<\/p>\n

The Government is under pressure to support the case, with opposition party the Social Democrats set to introduce a Da\u0301il motion next week calling on the Irish Government to support South Africa\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

Party leader Holly Cairns said the country \u201ccannot stand idly by while the daily slaughter of innocent civilians in Gaza continues\u201d. \u201cSince Israel began its military operations three months ago, nearly 100,000 Palestinians have been killed, reported missing or wounded in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Almost 25,000 people have now been confirmed dead, two thirds of whom are women and children,\u201d she said. She said that Ireland under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention parties to the convention have an obligation to take measures to prevent genocide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ta\u0301naiste has indicated that the Government will await a ruling by the ICJ in relation to provisional measures before considering if Ireland should intervene in the case,\u201d Cairns said.<\/p>\n

Martin has also come under pressure from his own MEPs, with Barry Andrews and Billy Kelleher both telling TheJournal earlier this month that Ireland should have joined the case.<\/p>\n

In the interview today, Martin also said that Israel \u201chas to be held to account\u201d as Palestinian deaths in the Gaza enclave reached 25,000, according to local health authorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael has to be held to account in terms of what it\u2019s doing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI condemn the continued bombardment of Gaza. It is shocking. It\u2019s horrifying. It\u2019s not justified in any shape or form.\u201d<\/p>\n

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