Israel asserts that its sole option for self-defense is the destruction of Hamas, the Islamist organization that controls Gaza and whose fighters attacked Israeli communities on October 7.
The World Court has begun hearing a case brought by South Africa which has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel says it's baseless, but Palestinians hope the court will stop the war.
GAZA/THE HAGUE Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (Jan 11) condemned South Africa's genocide case against Israel in Gaza as "hypocrisy and lies", as some Gazans returned to scenes of total devastation in the north of the enclave where Israeli forces have begun withdrawing. Three months of Israeli bombardment have laid much of the coastal enclave to waste, killing more than.
Israel asserts that its sole option for self-defense is the destruction of Hamas, the Islamist organization that controls Gaza and whose fighters attacked Israeli communities on October 7.