Bangladesh ready to help stop genocide in Gaza

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza.

The ICJ delivered its ruling on Friday on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip.

Welcoming the ruling, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Bangladesh is ready to provide any kind of cooperation to stop genocide in Gaza.

The foreign minister said this at the state guest house Padma on Saturday noon.

Earlier, four members of the British Parliament met him.

Hasan noted that, in its ruling, the ICJ found that Israel committed acts in Gaza that violate the Genocide Convention. 
     
The foreign minister said he believed that the ICJ ruling would help to halt the genocide and crimes against humanity those have been committed in Palestine. 

At least 26,083 people have been killed and 64,487 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. 

The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.