South Africa has taken the issue to the International Court of Justice, accusing the occupying state of suspected acts of genocide against our people in Gaza. This move comes as a unique qualitative nature, given the involvement of many countries worldwide, particularly the American administration's aggression, complicity of other countries, and the silence of some.

Participation, complicity, and silence vary from one country to another. South Africa's efforts express a humanitarian conscience, a triumph for the victims, and a protest against the complex violations of human rights by the occupying state, involving a combination of collective punishment, ethnic cleansing, and the risks of forced displacement.

These efforts reflect the voices of millions that resonated in the streets of major capitals worldwide, rejecting the atrocities and war crimes perpetrated by the machinery of destruction and aggression against our people in Gaza.

South Africa's outcry aligns with the vast majority vote in the United Nations when about 153 countries voted in favor of halting the aggression. When Secretary-General Guterres proposed considering what the occupying state is committing as crimes against humanity, threatening international peace and security, and raising this issue at the United Nations under Article 99 of the UN Charter.

How could South Africa not take action when it suffered from prolonged colonial settlement and racial discrimination through the apartheid system controlled by the white minority?

It's crucial to organize a broader campaign to support South Africa's efforts, involving civil society organizations, including human rights organizations and those working in various humanitarian fields. South Africa's efforts must be pushed forward in international forums to become a consensus issue supported by many countries worldwide.

It's important that these efforts are part of a continuous and ongoing approach within the framework of legitimate legal and human rights struggle to prevent the occupying state from escaping accountability.