Friday, May 17, 2024

Israel Accuses South Africa of Making False Claims at ICJ Genocide Case

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s foreign ministry said South Africa was ‘presenting biased and false claims’ that ‘rely on unreliable Hamas sources’ in response to a case brought to the U.N.’s top court accusing Israel of genocide on Thursday.

“Israel acts in accordance with international law and its humanitarian obligations,” a statement from the Israeli foreign ministry said. “While implementing measures to minimize harm to civilians and civilian facilities.”

The ministry called on the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, “to reject South Africa’s appeal and to bring the abuse of the Court to an end.”

War in Israel and Gaza

Palestinians are mourning by the bodies of relatives who were killed in an Israeli bombardment, at the al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

(Reporting by Emily Rose, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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Photos You Should See – May 2024

TOPSHOT - A woman wades through flood waters at an inundated residential area in Garissa, on May 9, 2024. Kenya is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall scientists have linked to a changing climate. At least 257 people have been killed and more than 55,000 households have been displaced as murky waters submerge entire villages, destroy roads and inundate dams. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)