South Africa to International Justice: Israel's attacks in Gaza are worse than apartheid

South Africa, through its representative before the International Court of Justice, considered the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip “more heinous than the apartheid regime,” and stressed that the violence and attacks of the occupation in Gaza contradict international law.

South Africa's representative before the International Court of Justice described the Israeli attacks in Gaza as "more heinous than the apartheid regime."

This came during the second oral arguments session regarding the legal consequences of the occupation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, before the International Court of Justice on Tuesday.

The representative of South Africa said that the Israeli violence and attacks on Gaza contradict international law, stressing that "the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip are worse than the apartheid regime."

He pointed out that Israel's practices aggravate the conditions of the Palestinians and make them worse, and continued: "The Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem are trapped behind an apartheid wall."

He added that Palestinians are being detained illegally called “administrative detention,” and called for Palestinians to be allowed to exercise their right to self-determination.

South Africa, through its representative at the International Court of Justice, demanded that the perpetrators and perpetrators of Israeli crimes be held responsible and held accountable.

He continued: "Our bitter experience with the apartheid regime enabled us to contribute to establishing international law today."

Yesterday, Monday, the International Court of Justice began hearings, as part of a week-long process in which representatives from 52 countries will present oral arguments on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The Palestinian legal team began hearings in The Hague on Monday, while Israel refused to participate in the sessions and asked the court not to participate in what it described as a “media circus.”

Today, the court will hear oral arguments from: Saudi Arabia, Algeria, South Africa, Canada, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Chile, Brazil, Belgium, Belize, and Bolivia.

The Yemeni Houthi group said that it would respond to any European "foolishness" in the Red Sea, in response to Operation Aspids, which the European Union announced its launch on Monday, against the backdrop of attacks carried out by the Houthi group.

On Tuesday, the Yemeni Houthi group warned against any European move to protect Israeli ships in the Red Sea, threatening to respond.

On Monday, the European Union announced the launch of operations of a European naval mission called "ASPEDS" to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea, against the backdrop of attacks carried out by the Houthi group.

A member of the group’s Supreme Political Council, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, said: “We say to the Europeans: Do not play with fire, and you do not need the support of the United States to protect the occupying entity (meaning the Israeli ships), and take a lesson from Britain,” referring to the group’s targeting of a number of British ships that provide support to their American counterparts. And Israel in the Red Sea.

He continued, addressing the European Union: “Your presence increases the militarization of the Red Sea, targets international navigation, and affects food supply chains for your countries’ stores,” without further details.

On the other hand, the group announced, earlier Tuesday, that an American-British raid targeted a farm in Hodeidah Governorate, west of the country.

The Houthi-affiliated Saba News Agency quoted an unnamed security source as saying, "The American-British aggression targeted the Sardoud farm in the Al-Kadan area of ​​Al-Dhahi District in Hodeidah Governorate."

Late on Monday, the Yemeni group broadcast scenes it said were of the downing of an American MQ9 drone worth $30 million, after it was targeted with a missile in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen.

The scenes showed "the American plane being monitored and the moment it was targeted by a home-made surface-to-air missile directly in the sky of Hodeidah Governorate," according to the Houthi-run Saba News Agency.

According to the agency, the drone that was shot down “is among the latest American drones, and includes high technological specifications, including an advanced radar system and high-precision cameras and sensors that can scan an area with a diameter of 360 degrees. The value of the drone, along with the control room, missiles and other devices, is $30 million.” .

The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority announced that it had received a report of an accident 90 nautical miles west of the Jizan region, located in the far southwest of Saudi Arabia.

The authority added in a statement that “the competent authorities are investigating to uncover the circumstances of the accident.”

The British Navy usually refers such incidents to attacks launched by the Houthis on ships that the Yemeni group says are Israeli, American or British.

Meanwhile, the British maritime security company Ambrey announced on Monday evening that a cargo ship flying the Marshall Islands flag was subjected to material damage after it was targeted by a drone following an attack approximately 60 nautical miles north of Djibouti.

Yesterday (Monday), the Houthi group announced that an American-British raid targeted the Al-Jabanah area in the city of Hodeidah.

Al-Hudaydah is considered one of the most important Yemeni governorates, as it contains 3 vital ports and camps, in addition to having a long coastal strip.

Since the beginning of this year, the Washington-led coalition has been launching raids that it says target “Houthi sites” in various regions of Yemen, in response to its attacks in the Red Sea, which was met with a response from the group from time to time.

In solidarity with Gaza, which is facing a devastating Israeli war with American support, the Houthis targeted, with missiles and drones, Israeli cargo ships or those linked to them in the Red Sea, determined to continue their operations until the end of the war on the Strip.