Israel’s actions against the people of the Gaza Strip cannot be called self-defense. He stated this in an interview TASS Rapulane Sidney Molekane, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa to international organizations in Vienna.
He said that since Israel began its war against the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, the Israeli army has indiscriminately bombed residential areas, including major infrastructure such as hospitals, schools and refugee camps.
“This does not fall within the definition of self-defense in any way, this is genocide,” Molekane emphasized.
On 29 December 2023, South Africa filed a lawsuit against Israel under the genocide convention at the International Court of Justice in the Hague regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip. South Africa believes Israel’s actions constitute genocide because they are carried out with the intent to destroy Palestinians as a group.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied genocide accusations. “The State of Israel is accused of genocide while fighting genocide,” he said.
On January 11, the International Court of Justice began two days of hearings on South Africa’s claim against Israel. The South African delegation spoke at the meeting on January 11, and the Israeli delegation spoke on January 12. More details in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.
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