Netanyahu claims the presence of hostages in Sinai, and Egypt closes the Rafah crossing forever after the remains of some hostages were found.

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Israel submitted its response before the United Nations International Court of Justice to South Africa's accusations that it escalated the "genocide" campaign in Gaza with its military operation in Rafah. Pretoria called on the International Court of Justice to issue an order to Israel to stop its attack on Rafah, which Tel Aviv says is necessary to eliminate the Hamas movement.

In its response to the International Court of Justice, Israel said that the lawsuit filed by South Africa was “completely divorced from the facts and circumstances” and made a mockery of the heinous charge of genocide. The chief lawyer representing Israel, Gilad Noam, told the International Court of Justice, “For the fourth time, South Africa presents to the court a picture completely divorced from the facts and circumstances,” and added: “There is a tragic war going on, but there is no genocide.”

In its response, Israel claimed that it did not want to go to war in Gaza, nor did it start it, and that it was “under attack, forcing it to fight to defend itself and its citizens,” describing Rafah as “a focal point for ongoing terrorist activity and a stronghold for the Hamas movement.”

Noam said, “Hamas has established a network of underground tunnels in the city, including control centers and military equipment. Nearly 700 tunnels have been identified in Rafah alone, 50 of which cross into Egypt. Hamas uses them to supply weapons and ammunition. They can also be used to smuggle hostages.” Or Hamas terrorists to Egypt.”

Egypt has previously responded to such repeated Israeli allegations, and confirmed, through its officials, that “Egypt has full sovereignty over its land and has complete control over its entire northeastern border with Gaza or Israel,” noting the destruction of more than 1,500 tunnels and the strengthening of the wall. The border with the Gaza Strip.

Israel had previously claimed its “firm” commitment to upholding international law, considering the South African case “totally baseless” and “morally repugnant.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that a large-scale ground attack in Rafah is necessary to eliminate the Hamas movement in its last strongholds.

Israel announced that it would "intensify" its ground operations in Rafah, despite international warnings against launching a large-scale attack on this densely populated city in the besieged Palestinian Strip. But Netanyahu considered that Israel had avoided a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Rafah, and said in a statement, a copy of which was published by his office in Arabic: “So far, nearly half a million people have been evacuated in Rafah from the combat zones, as the humanitarian catastrophe they were talking about has not occurred, and indeed will not.” to speak".

For his part, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced that the military operation in Rafah "will continue with the entry of additional forces." On Thursday, the court heard at the Peace Palace, the headquarters of the highest judicial body of the United Nations, from lawyers representing Pretoria who spoke of mass graves, torture, and deliberate obstruction of the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip.

“When we last appeared before this court, South Africa hoped to stop this process of genocide in order to protect Palestine and its people,” said Vusimuzi Madonsela, the senior lawyer representing South Africa, adding, “But instead, the Israeli genocide continued at an accelerating rate and has just reached a new stage.” "And horrific." In January, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to do everything in its power to prevent acts of genocide and enable humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, but it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire.

South Africa is demanding a ceasefire from the court, and its argument today is that the situation on the ground, especially in Rafah, requires new action from the International Court of Justice. A lawyer for South Africa stressed that the Israeli attack in Rafah is “the last step in the destruction of Gaza,” calling for the protection of the Palestinian people.

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