Bolivia has become the latest country to announce it is supporting South Africa’s application to the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel of committing “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

Bolivia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it was joining the case as a signatory to the Genocide Convention “committed to peace and justice”.

Turkey and Malaysia have also announced support for the case.

“South Africa took a historic step in the defence of the Palestinian people,” Bolivia’s statement added.

The statement also noted that Bolivia, together with South Africa, Bangladesh, Comoros and Djibouti, presented a request to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) — a separate international court that prosecutes individuals — to investigate the situation in Palestine on November 17.