Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that Algeria distributed to the UN Security Council a draft resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for humanitarian reasons.

The draft resolution stipulates the rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians, demands an end to all violations, and renews the call for full, rapid, safe and unhindered access of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the Security Council held an emergency meeting called for by Algeria regarding making mandatory the decision of the International Court of Justice in the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel.

Algeria's permanent representative to the Security Council, Ammar Benjameh, said that the International Court of Justice's decision regarding Gaza "confirms that the time of impunity has ended irreversibly," according to what Algerian official television reported.

In his speech during the emergency meeting, Bin Jama called for “ensuring accountability and accountability so that we protect future generations from such atrocities committed in Gaza,” and added, “The United Nations and the international community have pledged themselves that no criminal will escape punishment, and the Israeli occupier must not be an exception to this rule.” ".

Enforceable measures

The representative of Algeria considered that “the precautionary measures called for by the International Court of Justice must be implemented to protect the Palestinian people from the genocide to which they are exposed, and Israel, the occupying power, must respond immediately to the measures approved by the Court, and it is the duty of the international community to ensure its commitment to these measures.” "The bloodbath and genocide to which the Palestinians are being subjected must be stopped."

He pointed out that the precautionary measures approved by the court "can only be implemented through a ceasefire, and this senseless aggression must be stopped now, and the ceasefire must be stopped immediately."

On January 26, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take measures to prevent genocide against the Palestinians and improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, but the decision did not include a “ceasefire” text.

Since October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 26,000 martyrs and about 66,000 injured, most of them children and women, and causing massive destruction and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies