Palestine’s UN Ambassador welcomes ICJ ruling, stresses ceasefire is needed to enable implementation of its provisional measuresAn emergency meeting of the Security Council to discuss the International Justice Resolutions.

NEW YORK: Following the announcement of the International Court of Justice in The Hague of provisional measures in the case of South Africa against Israel on the application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said it was 'a historic day'. He said that the State of Palestine is in close collaboration and consultations with South Africa. The Palestinian Ambassador added that during the meeting that was held in Kampala at the level of foreign ministers, the Palestinian side agreed to the instructions proposed by South Africa for both sides to continue coordinating in New York concerning what needs to be done once the ICJ adopts the provisional measures. Mansour said that he expected the issue to be discussed in the Security Council. 'We are digging into all the details in order to take the appropriate steps at the UNSC," adding that we will begin further active actions with members of the Council on Monday. However, he maintained that a ceasefire is needed to e nable the implementation of the court's provisional measures. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency Washington: The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday in order to consider the decision of the International Court of Justice, which called on the Israeli occupation, on Friday, to prevent any act of genocide in the Gaza Strip, according to what the French presidency announced. The meeting comes at the request of Algeria with the aim of giving binding force to the ruling of the International Court of Justice regarding the temporary measures imposed on the Israeli occupation, according to the French Press Agency Source: Libyan News Agency