The Maldives has pledged unwavering support to South Africa's appeal for additional provisional measures following the recent attacks on Rafah.
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, in a social media statement emphasised the international community must not and will not remain silent while Gaza lies in ruins at the hands of Israeli forces. He with regret noted the scenes currently unfolding in the Gaza Strip, especially in Rafah, are of despair, displacement and death.
President Muizzu demanded an immediate cessation of Israel's brutal assaults on the Palestinian populace, urging compliance with international law and stressing the urgency for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene.
Affirming the Maldives' enduring solidarity with the Palestinian people, President Muizzu reiterated the nation's steadfast support for their quest for self-determination and the establishment of an independent state based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Maldives remains resolute in its commitment to tirelessly advocate for Palestinian statehood until it becomes a tangible reality, ensuring Palestinians can lead lives of dignity, peace, and prosperity.
South Africa made an application to the ICJ, requesting additional provisional measures and the modification of previous provisional measures against Israel. The request came after the recent Israeli military incursion in Rafah and an order from Israel for refugees to evacuate Rafah.
The new measures call for Israel to immediately withdraw from Rafah and “cease its military offensive.” The application also requested the modification of previous provisional measures under Article 41 on the basis that “the provisional measures previously indicated by the Court are not capable of fully addressing the changed circumstances and new facts on which this Request is founded.”