South Africa Wants to Defund IDF, Claims Countries Have Obligation to Stop Funding Israel

South Africa now wants to defund the Israel Defense Forces, claiming that all countries should suspend their funding and stop facilitating IDF.

Before January ends, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel can allow its operations against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

South Africa Wants To Defund IDF—Claiming Countries Have Obligation To Stop Funding Israel — (Photo: JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
An Israeli army soldier pulls on an Israeli national flag fixed atop the turret of a Merkava battle tank as a column of tanks is amassed in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 11, 2023.

But, ICJ said that the Israel Defense Forces should do all it can to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians, as well as prevent destruction and other acts of genocide.

Now, South Africa claims that Israel is already violating the order of ICJ, suggesting that all countries should start defunding IDF.

South Africa Wants To Defund IDF

South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said that the ICJ ruling is a clear sign of the genocide that is happening in the Palestinian city.

Because of this, Naledi said that it is necessary to impose an obligation on all states to stop facilitating and funding the military activities of Israel.

"I believe the rulings of the court have been ignored," said Pandor.

"Hundreds of people have been killed in the last three or four days. And clearly, Israel believes it has a license to do as it wishes," she added.

As of writing, ICJ refuses to throw out the charge of genocide against Israel because there was "plausibility" to the claim of South Africa, as reported by The Times of Israel.

The International Court of Justice also denied the request of South Africa to issue an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Instead, ICJ officials ordered Israel to "prevent" rather than "desist" from doing any such activity in the Palestinian territory.

South Africa Claims Israel Ignores ICJ's Ruling

According to The Associated Press' latest report, South Africa claims that Israel is already ignoring the ruling made by ICJ.

Because of this, the South African foreign minister is questioning the International Court of Justice why a warrant of arrest hasn't been issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Since ICJ is not really taking any extreme measures against Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip, Naledi Pandor said that they are already looking to propose other measures to the global community.

These measures will help stop Israel from killing Palestinian civilians. However, Pandor hasn't provided the exact details regarding their anti-IDF operation measures.