Bolivia's action puts it with an expanding number of nations engaged in the case including Colombia, Libya , Spain, Mexico, Palestine, Nicaragua and Turkey. The increasing coalition of governments indicates increased worldwide concern about the circumstances in Gaza and the behavior of the Israeli government.

The ICJ decided earlier in January that Israel had to act in all required capacity to stop acts of genocide in Gaza. Additionally mandated by the court were "unimpeded access" to the area for investigators assigned by the United Nations, But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the court's interim decision, calling it "outrageous" and said Israel will continue its "just war" operations against what it believes to be dangers to her national security.

Human rights group Amnesty International attacked Israel in February, claiming that government has "failed to take the bare minimum steps" needed to follow ICJ ruling. This emphasizes the continuous conflict and difficulties international organizations trying to solve and lessen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza encounter.

Arguing that the terrible humanitarian situation in Gaza calls for fresh emergency action, South Africa has resorted to the ICJ several times The ICJ directed Israel to immediately stop its military activities in the southern city of Rafah in late May; Israel did not follow this directive either. Although the ICJ's decisions are legally obligatory, the court lacks the means of enforcement required to guarantee adherence.

Regarding its application to the ICJ, Bolivia—which cut diplomatic relations with Israel in November—emphasized the continuous character of what it called Israel's "genocidal war." The Bolivian government said Israel had disregarded past rulings of the court, therefore supporting its conviction that it has moral and legal obligations to denounce crimes of genocide. The response shows Bolivia's will to promote responsibility and justice about the circumstances in Gaza.

Head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini underlined the continuous suffering the people go through and their importance in supplying humanitarian aid in Gaza, Emphasizing that "unspeakable suffering" has become a daily reality for millions of people caught in a war-torn and besieged place, Lazzarini said in a statement commemorating the one-year anniversary of the conflict on the situation faced by families in Gaza.

Bolivia participates in South Africa ICJ genocide case

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