[News page-Taiwan Strait Net].
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on December 31, 2023, that Israel had shown "unparalleled" "morality" in the Gaza war, and he also denied South Africa's allegations that Israel was committing "genocide" in Palestinian territory, AFP reported.
Netanyahu reportedly said at a cabinet meeting: "We will continue our defensive war, and the justice and morality of this war are unparalleled." ”
The report pointed out that Netanyahu made the above statement because South Africa filed a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice on December 29 against Israel for "genocide" in Gaza.
Netanyahu said: "No, South Africa, it's not us who are committing genocide, it's Hamas. If it could, Hamas would kill us all. On the contrary, the IDF behaves as morally as possible. ”
According to information released by the International Court of Justice, South Africa said in its complaint that Israel, through its State organs, State persons and other individuals and entities, committed genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. South Africa urges the International Court of Justice to take measures to prevent "further, grave and irreparable damage" to the rights of the Palestinian people under the Convention, while ensuring that Israel complies with its obligations under the Convention. (Compiled by Tu Qi).
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