Madrid wants to support the ICJ in its implementation of measures including an order to Israel to cease its military operation in Rafah in southern Gaza.
"We are doing it because of our commitment to international law, in our desire to support the court in its work and strengthen the United Nations," Albares said. Source: AP
On Thursday, Spain joined a small number of other countries that have said they wish to intervene including Ireland, which along with Spain and Norway officially recognised a Palestinian state last week. "We are doing it because of our commitment to international law, in our desire to support the court in its work and strengthen the United Nations, supporting the role of the court as the maximum legal entity in the system," he told a press conference in Madrid.
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