Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced that his country will be joining South Africa in the genocide case filed against the Israeli Occupation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Boric condemned the “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in the Gaza Strip and called for a “a firm response from the international community”.

“Chile will become a party to and support the case that South Africa presented against Israel before the International Court of Justice in The Hague,” Boric said in front of the National Congress.

Chile has recognized Palestine as a state since 2011, and Boric has previously said the aggression against Gaza has “no justification” and is “unacceptable.”