{
  "id": 6425550,
  "title": "How Nicaragua argued at the ICJ that Germany was complicit in Israel’s genocide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/how-nicaragua-argued-at-the-icj-that-germany-was-complicit-in-israels",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:17:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-nicaragua-argued-icj-germany-complicit-israel-genocide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nicaragua argued before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Germany was complicit in Israel's alleged genocide in occupied Palestine. The case, filed by Nicaragua in March 2024, accused Germany of supporting Israel by supplying weapons and suspending funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Nicaragua's legal team challenged Germany's preliminary objections, urging the court to proceed to the merits of the case.\n\nNicaragua's ambassador to the Netherlands, Carlos Arguello Gomez, emphasized that Berlin had a duty to prevent genocide and other grave violations against Palestinians. He argued that Germany's close ties with Israel prevented it from being unaware of the risks of genocide and other violations. Unlike Nazi Germany, the suffering and destruction inflicted on Palestinians were publicly documented and livestreamed, making Germany's knowledge of the situation unavoidable.\n\nThroughout the past three years, daily reports of brutality, suffering, and destruction from the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly Gaza, made it Germany's responsibility to take action, Arguello said. Nicaragua contested Germany's claim that only 2% of the military exports were main weapons, presenting evidence that Germany had authorized over €1.15 billion in military exports to Israel between April 2024 and June 2026. This included €508.8 million in weapons of war, such as engines, transmission systems, ammunition, and projectiles.\n\nNicaragua also highlighted the German-made engines and transmission systems used in Israel's Merkava tanks, which have been used extensively in Gaza and the West Bank. The total value of German military equipment authorized for export to Israel since October 2023 had exceeded €1.5 billion. Nicaragua concluded that Germany's continued support for Israel's conduct in the occupied territory amounted to complicity in genocide and violated Germany's obligations under international law.",
  "summary": "How Nicaragua argued at the ICJ that Germany was complicit in Israel’s genocide Submitted by Sondos Asem on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 11:01 Managua urged judges to reject German objections, highlighting Berlin's own duties to prevent genocide and other grave violations against Palestinians The Agent of Nicaragua, Mr Carlos Arguello Gomez, speaks at the International Court of Justice in the Hague on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}