Namibia reiterates Israel condemnation: Naanda

The Republic of Namibia has reiterated its strong condemnation of Israel for the killing of innocent civilians and forcible displacements of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the remainder of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

This is according to Executive Director in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Penda Naanda, in a press statement issued on Wednesday.

“Namibia maintains the position that these acts mentioned above and the deliberate infliction on Palestinians in Gaza of conditions of life that can bring about their physical destruction in whole or in part constitutes Genocide the prohibition of which is a peremptory norm under international law,” noted Naanda.

According to the statement, Namibia supports all international efforts aimed at advancing the realisation of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. As per the statement of His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia on 31 December 2023; ‘No peace-loving human being can ignore the carnage waged against Palestinians in Gaza’.”

It is against this background and its history of being subjected to an illegal occupation and apartheid, that Namibia is, amongst others, participating in the ongoing advisory proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, Naanda noted.

‘Namibia calls on all states to act by outlawing acts of aggression, and by taking all reasonable measures to stop the acts of genocide being perpetrated against the Palestinian people. Namibia would welcome the indication of provisional measures by the ICJ for Israel to immediately comply with its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention,’ Naanda added.

(NAMPA)
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(NAMPA)