Nicaragua tells top UN court Germany is violating international law by selling weapons to Israel

The German government has requested the International Court of Justice to dismiss a case filed by Nicaragua, which accuses Germany of violating the Genocide Convention by supplying arms to Israel. Nicaragua's case alleges that Germany was aware of and facilitated Israeli violations of the Genocide Convention, despite knowing about the targeting of the civilian population.

Germany argues that Nicaragua did not follow proper protocol before filing the case and that the matter is outside of Germany's jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention. Nicaragua's claim is based on South Africa's ongoing ICJ case, which claims Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. An ICJ ruling on this broader case is not anticipated until 2029.