Slovenia's Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said she regretted the government's move not to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ, claiming that external "pressure" had contributed to the decision.

Slovenia decided against participating due to "security risks". While Prime Minister Robert Golob had initially been inclined to give the proposal the green light, he was ultimately swayed against doing so by national security officials, local media reported.

They reportedly cautioned that joining the lawsuit could jeopardise Slovenia's national security, noting that many of the country's cyber defence systems are of Israeli origin.

Slovenia decides not to join ICJ case against Israel as political scandals deepen

Slovenia's Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said she regretted the government's move not to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ, claiming that external "pressure" had contributed to the decision.

^{Emma De Ruiter (Euronews)}