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<\/picture><\/div>\nPalestinians pray by shrouded bodies of people killed
\nfollowing Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a9\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0AFP<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe Israeli Foreign Ministry has ordered its embassies across the globe to\u00a0pressure their host countries to reject South Africa\u2019s genocide case against it at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Axios has reported, citing an urgent diplomatic cable.<\/p>\n
Pretoria addressed the ICJ last week, claiming that Israel\u2019s ongoing attacks on Gaza are\u00a0\u201cgenocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of the Palestinian population. South Africa wants the The Hague-based court to issue an injunction ordering the IDF to suspend its military campaign in the enclave. More than 22,600 people have been killed in Gaza over the past three months, according to the local health ministry.<\/p>\nThe cable, which was sent out by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, stresses that Israel\u2019s\u00a0\u201cstrategic goals\u201d<\/em>\u00a0are for the ICJ to reject South Africa\u2019s request for an injunction, refrain from determining that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and acknowledge that the IDF\u2019s actions in the enclave comply with nternational law, Axios said in an article on Saturday.<\/p>\n“A ruling by the court could have significant potential implications that are not only in the legal world but have practical bilateral, multilateral, economic, security ramifications,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the document, copies of which were seen by the outlet, read.<\/p>\nAccording to the Foreign Ministry, Israeli diplomats must pressure their counterparts and high-level politicians in host countries to issue\u00a0\u201cimmediate and unequivocal public statement along the following lines: To publicly and clearly state that YOUR COUNTRY rejects the outragest, absurd and baseless allegations made against Israel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nIt\u2019s also important for foreign nations\u00a0\u201cto publicly acknowledge that Israel is working to increase the humanitarian aid to Gaza, as well as to minimize damage to civilians, while acting in self defense after the horrible October 7 attack by a genocidal terrorist organization [Hamas],\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the cable read.<\/p>\nThe Foreign Ministry stressed that Israeli diplomats must urgently work on obtaining such statements so that they come out before the ICJ hearings begin on January 11. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also send letters to dozens of world leaders, relaying a similar message, it added.<\/p>\n
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has ordered its embassies across the globe to\u00a0pressure their host countries to reject South Africa\u2019s genocide case against it at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Axios has reported, citing an urgent diplomatic cable.<\/p>\n
Pretoria addressed the ICJ last week, claiming that Israel\u2019s ongoing attacks on Gaza are\u00a0\u201cgenocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of the Palestinian population. South Africa wants the The Hague-based court to issue an injunction ordering the IDF to suspend its military campaign in the enclave. More than 22,600 people have been killed in Gaza over the past three months, according to the local health ministry.<\/p>\n The cable, which was sent out by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, stresses that Israel\u2019s\u00a0\u201cstrategic goals\u201d<\/em>\u00a0are for the ICJ to reject South Africa\u2019s request for an injunction, refrain from determining that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and acknowledge that the IDF\u2019s actions in the enclave comply with nternational law, Axios said in an article on Saturday.<\/p>\n “A ruling by the court could have significant potential implications that are not only in the legal world but have practical bilateral, multilateral, economic, security ramifications,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the document, copies of which were seen by the outlet, read.<\/p>\n According to the Foreign Ministry, Israeli diplomats must pressure their counterparts and high-level politicians in host countries to issue\u00a0\u201cimmediate and unequivocal public statement along the following lines: To publicly and clearly state that YOUR COUNTRY rejects the outragest, absurd and baseless allegations made against Israel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s also important for foreign nations\u00a0\u201cto publicly acknowledge that Israel is working to increase the humanitarian aid to Gaza, as well as to minimize damage to civilians, while acting in self defense after the horrible October 7 attack by a genocidal terrorist organization [Hamas],\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the cable read.<\/p>\n The Foreign Ministry stressed that Israeli diplomats must urgently work on obtaining such statements so that they come out before the ICJ hearings begin on January 11. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also send letters to dozens of world leaders, relaying a similar message, it added.<\/p>\n