A new step taken by Turkey as part of its moves regarding the Gaza war, by joining South Africa against Israel before the International Court of Justice.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Wednesday that his country had decided to join South Africa in the case it filed against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Fidan said, in a joint press conference with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Ankara, that after completing the legal context, the official Turkish accession will be announced before the International Court of Justice, in implementation of the political decision “that has been taken.”

The Turkish Foreign Minister stressed that his country continues to support the Palestinian people in all circumstances.

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel in January to refrain from any actions that might fall under the scope of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

It also called on it to ensure that its forces do not commit acts of genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, after South Africa accused Tel Aviv of committing genocide crimes in the Strip.

In March, South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to impose new emergency measures on Israel, due to “large-scale famine” resulting from the Gaza war.

This was the second time that Pretoria had asked the court to take additional measures, and its first request had been rejected last February.

The United Nations has repeatedly warned that famine is looming in Gaza, and desperate crowds have stopped food aid trucks and taken their loads before.