Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday mentioned Israel won’t be stopped in its struggle towards Hamas after the Worldwide Court docket of Justice held hearings on South Africa’s allegations that Israel is committing genocide towards Palestinians in Gaza.
Netanyahu’s televised remarks got here after two days of hearings at The Hague, throughout which South Africa requested the courtroom to order Israel to halt its air and floor offensive in an interim step.
“No one will stop us, not The Hague, not the axis of evil and not anyone else,” Netanyahu said, referring to Iran and its allied militias.
Israel has repeatedly rejected South Africa’s cost of genocide as libelous and hypocritical. The U.S. State Division has additionally dismissed allegations of Israel committing genocide as “unfounded.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday declared that “no one will stop Israel” in its struggle to crush Hamas. (Sebastian Scheiner/Pool/AFP by way of Getty Photographs, File)
Germany got here to Israel’s protection on Friday, with German authorities spokesman Steffen Hebestreit saying Israel was “defending itself” after the “inhuman” assaults by Hamas.
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela, proper, and Minister of Justice and Correctional Providers of South Africa Ronald Lamola attend a listening to on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday. (AP Picture/Patrick Submit)
Hamas terrorists launched the lethal assault on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 folks in Israel, principally civilians. About 250 extra had been taken hostage, and whereas some have been launched or confirmed useless, greater than half are believed to nonetheless be held captive in Gaza.
Within the 100 days since Hamas first ignited the struggle, the Hamas-run Gaza Well being Ministry says greater than 23,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed.
An individual waves a Palestinian flag whereas passing a pro-Israel demonstration outdoors the Worldwide Court docket of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday. (AP Picture/Patrick Submit)
On Friday, Israel requested the world court to dismiss the case as meritless. Israel’s protection argued that it has the fitting to defend itself towards a ruthless enemy, noting that South Africa barely talked about Hamas and ignored Israel’s makes an attempt to mitigate civilian hurt.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
