Bangladesh has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) order to Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, said Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday.
“We welcome it. We believe this verdict will help stop genocide and
 crimes against humanity,” he told reporters after a meeting with a delegation of five British Parliamentarians at the state guesthouse Padma in the capital.

On Friday, the ICJ delivered its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip.
The foreign minister said Bangladesh had supported South Africa on its appeal to the ICJ, and Dhaka stands ready to provide further support to South Africa in its genocide case with the ICJ, if required.
Hasan noted that in its ruling, the ICJ found Israel committed acts in Gaza that violated the Genocide Convention.

The foreign minister said he believed that the ICJ ruling would help halt the genocide and crimes against humanity that have been committed in Palestine.
At least 26,083 people have been killed and 64,487 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 October.
The death toll in Israel from the 7 October Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.