The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahustated this Sunday that the war waged by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip is of unparalleled morality, after South Africa accuse the country of “acts of genocide” before the international Court of Justice.
“We will continue our defensive war, whose justice and morality are unparalleled”Netanyahu declared at the beginning of a meeting of his government.
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The army “does everything it can to avoid hurting civilians, while Hamas He does everything he can to harm them and uses them as human shields.“added the president.
Until now, military operations in the Gaza Strip have cost the lives of 21,822 people – mostly women and minors – since the conflict began, October 7according to the Islamist movement Hamas, which governs that Palestinian territory.
Israel launched that operation in response to the attack by Hamas militiamen on October 7 in Israeli territory, which left some 1,140 dead – mostly civilians – according to the latest official Israeli figures.
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The international Court of Justice (ICJ), main judicial body of United Nationsannounced on Friday that South Africa submitted a request accusing Israel of participating in “acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Loop”.
“No, South Africa, it is not us who came to perpetrate genocide, it is Hamas. He would kill us if he could“Netanyahu said this Sunday, accusing Praetorship to spread “lies”.
