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Netanyahu rejects claims accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
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No, South Africa, it is not we who have come to perpetrate genocide, it is Hamas,” Netanyahu said during a Cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv, according to an English translation reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Netanyahu’s remarks were in response to South Africa’s launching a case at the U.N.’s International Court of Justice last week that accuses Israel of carrying out genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Several White House officials, including national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Defense Secretary Llyod Austin and Gen. CQ Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Israel earlier this month, where they encouraged the country to transition to a “lower-intensity” phase of the war.
President Biden earlier this month indicated a shift in tone while publicly criticizing Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza as “indiscriminate,” and later suggested he doesn’t agree with some of Netanyahu’s viewpoints.
Leaders of the two allied countries have also shared disagreement over the potential role of the Palestinian Authority in governing a post-war Gaza, with Netanyahu largely rejecting the leadership prospect.
Netanyahu dug into South Africa on Sunday, dismissing claims of genocide as “nonsense, lies and evil spirit.” He reiterated Israel’s plan to move forward with its offensive, telling Cabinet members, “We will continue our war of defense, which is the most just and moral.”
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