As the Gaza war drags on, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval rating has declined, but the majority of Israelis still support the continuation of the military campaign.
Israel plans to respond to South Africa’s claims at the International Court of Justice that Israel has committed genocide in the war in Gaza.
A spokesman for the Israeli government told about it on Tuesday Eylon Levy.
– Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to overturn South Africa’s absurd blood accusation, Levy said in an online press conference.
– To the leaders of South Africa, we assure you that history will judge you without mercy, Levy continued.
On Friday, South Africa appealed to the International Court of Justice to demand that Israel stop military operations in Gaza. According to South Africa, Israel has committed genocide while fighting Hamas.
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More than 20,000 people have died in Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, most of them civilians.
South Africa has been very critical of Israel for years. The country considers Israel’s actions towards the Palestinians to be an apartheid policy comparable to racial discrimination.
The Israeli government has rejected South Africa’s criticism. The government has emphasized several times that it is not waging war against the Palestinians, but against the Hamas terrorist organization.
The war in Gaza has begun to show the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in support.
According to a Gallup poll published on Tuesday, only 15 percent of Israelis want Netanyahu to remain in office after the war in Gaza is over.
At the same time, however, about 56 percent of Israelis believe that continuing military operations is the best way to free the hostages taken by Hamas.
The Israel Democracy Institute poll is based on a sample of 746 respondents.
Sources: Reuters, AFP