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Nicaragua demands UN's top court halts German military aid to Israel
Nicaragua's Ambassador Carlos Jose Arguello Gomez (right) and Alain Pellet (left) a lawyer representing Nicaragua, wait for the start of a two days hearing at the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 8, 2024, in a case brought by Nicaragua accusing Germany of breaching the genocide convention by providing arms and support to Israel

NICARAGUA demanded today that the UN’s top court take action to halt German military aid to Israel, arguing that Berlin’s support enables acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza.

The case against Germany, at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, also indirectly takes aim at Israel’s six-month-old military campaign, which has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and devastated Gaza.

Nicaragua’s allegations represent the latest legal attempt by a country with historic ties to the Palestinian people to stop Israel’s offensive, after South Africa accused Israel of genocide at the court late last year. 

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