Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

Turkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel. Turkey’s ambassador to The Netherlands submitted a declaration of intervention at the U.N. court in The Hague on Wednesday. Turkey is one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s actions in Gaza. With the development, Turkey is the latest nation to seek to participate in the case. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of genocide, called for it to be punished in international courts and criticized Western nations for backing Israel. Israel has strongly rejected accusations of genocide.