Ireland has joined South Africa's case against Israel, the International Court of Justice has confirmed. The case concerns breaches of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza.

Ireland has joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice announced Tuesday morning.

Ireland has formally asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene in South Africa’s case which accuses Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians in its war on the Gaza Strip.

Ireland’s intervention in the case taken by South Africa alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza has been received by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Ireland officially submitted a declaration of intervention on Monday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case initiated by South Africa against Israel, concerning allegations of genocide in

Ireland had said it would intervene in the case at the International Court of Justice, arguing that Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to collective punishment.

Ireland considers a number of Articles from the 1948 Genocide Convention in its intervention in South Africa's ICJ case against Israel.

Ireland's document states that Ireland wishes to see the consistent interpretation and application of the Genocide Convention

Ireland filed a declaration of intervention Monday in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The decision comes after Ireland’s November Parliament motion and December Cabinet vote affirmed its stance that “genocide is being perpetrated before our eyes by Israel in Gaza.