Salt Emergui Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Updated Friday, January 26, 2024-18:09
Israel has been
satisfied
with the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
not to demand the immediate cessation of its massive military offensive
and
outraged
by not dismissing the case opened after South Africa's accusation of
"genocidal intentions"
of its Army in the Gaza Strip.
The fundamentalist group
Hamas
, for its part, has not hidden its
satisfaction with a step that "contributes to the isolation of Israel"
but above all because The Hague maintains a framework that it always dreamed of: Israel in the dock in a court. international.
War in Gaza
UN court demands Israel not commit genocide in Gaza
Editor: MARÍA G. ZORNOZA
UN court demands Israel not commit genocide in Gaza
The UN fires employees accused of participating in 7-O and the US suspends funding for UNRWA
Editorial: EFE Cairo (Egypt) | Washington
The UN fires employees accused of participating in 7-O and the US suspends funding for UNRWA
After recalling the attack by the "genocidal terrorist group Hamas" on October 7 that unleashed the bloody war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that "
Israel's commitment to international law is unbreakable
as is our sacred commitment to continue
defending our country
and our people."
"Like any country, Israel has the inherent right to defend itself. The vile attempt to deny Israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the Jewish State and has been rightly rejected," he added, while condemning that the ICJ continues to try a case that can last for years: "The
accusation of genocide
leveled against Israel
is not only false but scandalous
and decent people everywhere should reject it."
"Israel fights against Hamas monsters who murdered, raped, beheaded and kidnapped our citizens," he concluded, while Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also criticized the Court for accepting South Africa's "anti-Semitic" request to deal with the genocide accusation. : "Those who seek justice will not find it in the leather chairs of the Hague courts; they will find it
in the Hamas tunnels in Gaza
, where
136 hostages are held
and where those who murdered our children are hiding."
In the afternoon, he thanked the US for temporarily suspending aid to UNRWA (UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees) due to the alleged participation of several of its Gazan employees in the 7-O attack, which has led to the opening of an investigation. of the organism.
"Taking into account the alternatives and the surreal denunciation of South Africa, it is not a bad decision for Israel but in any case
this whole process does a lot of damage to the country
," admit Israeli sources who also recognize the "irresponsibility" of some politicians whose incendiary actions Statements about Gaza after the 7-0 defeat appear in the Pretoria indictment.
"
Palestine welcomes the provisional measures
ordered by the ICJ against Israel. The judges analyzed the facts and the law and ruled in favor of humanity and international law," reacted the Foreign Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). ) that demanded Israel comply with the court's decisions.