JERUSALEM: Israel will seem earlier than the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice (ICJ) on the Hague to contest South Africa’s genocide accusations over the struggle with Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli authorities spokesman mentioned on Tuesday (Jan 2).
South Africa requested the ICJ on Friday for an pressing order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations beneath the 1948 Genocide Conference in its crackdown in opposition to Hamas.
“The State of Israel will seem earlier than the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice at The Hague to dispel South Africa’s absurd blood libel,” spokesman Eylon Levy informed a web based briefing.
“We guarantee South Africa’s leaders, historical past will choose you, and it’ll choose you with out mercy,” Levy mentioned.
The ICJ, typically often known as the World Courtroom, is the United Nations venue for resolving disputes between states. Israel’s international ministry has mentioned the swimsuit was “baseless”.
The struggle was triggered by a cross-border assault by Hamas militants on Oct 7, which Israel says killed 1,200 folks.
Israel responded with an air and land assault that has killed more than 22,000 people, Palestinian well being officers say. Whereas its casualty figures don’t differentiate between fighters and civilians, the ministry has mentioned that 70 per cent of Gaza’s useless are ladies and people beneath 18. Israel disputes Palestinian casualty figures and says it has killed 8,000 fighters.
