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Israel: “We’re solely exercising our proper to defend”
Criticism is mounting towards Netanyahu at residence and overseas
Israel continued army operations in defiance of the order of the United Nations Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ) to cease its assault on Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine. It’s anticipated to not solely deepen diplomatic isolation but in addition act as a political burden on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at residence.
In accordance with Reuters, Israel’s Nationwide Safety Adviser Tzachi Hanebi mentioned of the ICJ order on Israel’s N12 broadcast on the twenty fifth (native time), “Israel has the best to defend itself beneath worldwide regulation, and the court docket (ICJ) didn’t forestall from doing so. “It was interpreted. He continued, “What (ICJ) is asking is that genocide shouldn’t be dedicated in Rafah,” and insisted, “We didn’t commit genocide, and we is not going to commit genocide sooner or later. ” On the twenty fourth, the ICJ demanded that “army assaults and all different actions in Rafah be stopped instantly and entry to large-scale humanitarian help be allowed.” Israel continued bombing targets within the Gaza Strip with fighter jets even after the ICJ order. In northern Gaza, drone bombing killed at the very least 10 individuals, together with youngsters, in a shelter close to Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip. Floor forces additionally fought with armed teams reminiscent of Hamas in varied locations. The Israel Protection Forces introduced in a press release, “The terrorist who opened hearth on troopers working in Rafah was killed, and several other tunnel shafts have been found and destroyed together with a cache of weapons.” Combating continued within the north, recognized to be beneath Israeli management. Hamas claimed, “The fighters lured Zionist troopers (Israeli troopers) into the tunnel, killed them in ambush, took them prisoner, and wounded them.”
As civilian casualties mount, voices criticizing Israel are rising world wide. Israel launched a full-scale assault on the Gaza Strip in response to a shock assault by Hamas on October 7 final 12 months, and because the operation continued for greater than seven months, the variety of Palestinian deaths exceeded 36,000.
On at the present time, Reuters reported that talks between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire and the discharge of hostages within the Gaza Strip are attributable to resume subsequent week. In accordance with a supply aware of the matter, “It was determined to start out negotiations primarily based on a brand new proposal led by the mediators, Egypt and Qatar, with the US actively collaborating.”
Reporter Lee Hyun-il hiuneal@hankyung.com
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