The Israeli summit called on Israel to respond to international calls for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza (Associated Press)
In its latest statement, the African Summit held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, called for an independent international investigation into Israeli violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza, and Israel’s use of internationally banned weapons to target hospitals and media institutions in its war on the Strip.
The summit also called on Israel to respond to international calls for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, comply with the decisions of the International Court of Justice to prevent genocide, and lift the unjust siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.
The summit condemned the "brutal" Israeli war and the use of excessive force against 2.2 million unarmed civilians, and denounced the collective punishment against civilians in Gaza and attempts to forcefully transfer them to the Sinai Peninsula.
The leaders of the African Union countries began the 37th summit - yesterday, Saturday - in Addis Ababa, which lasted for two days, in light of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, where the Chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, said in the opening speech that the decision of the International Court of Justice regarding the crimes of genocide committed by Israel “It is a victory for all countries that support the Palestinian cause.”
As of today, Sunday, the Israeli war on Gaza since October 7 has left 28,985 martyrs and 68,883 injured - most of them children and women - in addition to thousands missing under the rubble, according to the Palestinian authorities.
For the first time, Israel is being tried before the International Court of Justice (the highest judicial body in the United Nations) on charges of committing genocide against the Palestinians.
Source: Al Jazeera