Nicaragua urges ICJ to reject Germany’s bid to throw out Gaza genocide case

Nicaragua maintains that German arms exports to Israel facilitated Gaza genocide as Germany’s tries to halt the case.Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026Nicaragua has urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow its case against Germany to continue, saying its arms exports to Israel violate the 1948 Genocide Convention and humanitarian law, as they were used in the genocidal war on Gaza.The appeal came on Tuesday as public hearings on the preliminary objections raised by Germany took place in The Hague. Germany told the court on Monday that the case was improperly filed and should be thrown out.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3India’s arms sale to Israel risks complicity in Gaza genocide, Amnesty sayslist 2 of 3As Sweden heads to polls, Israel and Palestine policies are on the ballotlist 3 of 3Why has Nicaragua taken Germany to the ICJ over Gaza genocide?end of list“Nicaragua’s conduct indicates that it was not interested in hearing Germany’s view on its allegations, but simply in bringing Germany before this court,” Julia Monar, Germany’s top lawyer, told the judges.Countries are typically expected to attempt to resolve disputes before bringing them to the cou...