Israel condemned and rejected this Friday the complaint of genocide in Gaza filed against him South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

“Israel rejects slander with disgust released by South Africa and its complaint” to the International Court of Justice because “it has no factual or legal basis and represents a despicable and derogatory use of the court,” an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement.

He also stressed that “South Africa is cooperating” with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, “a terrorist group that calls for the destruction of the State of Israel” and commits “war crimes” and “against humanity”, and that “attempted genocide on October 7” when he launched a surprise attack on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people.

The International Court of Justice indicated this Friday that received a complaint from South Africawhich asserts that “Israel’s actions and inactions are genocidal in that they are committed with the necessary specific intent to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as part of the broader Palestinian national, racial and ethnic group.”

South Africa adds that “the conduct of Israel, through its State authorities, State agents and other persons and entities acting on its instructions or under its direction, control or influence, towards the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, violates its obligations under the Genocide Convention“adds the International Court of Justice.

The documentation provided by Johannesburg adds that “Israel has participated, is participating and is at risk of becoming even more involved in acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip“.

The South African government, which announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Israel for the attack on the Gaza Strip after the Hamas attack on October 7, also asked the prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court (ICC, whose jurisdiction Israel does not recognize) last November to open an investigation against the Jewish state for its actions in the strip.

Israel, for its part, assured this Friday that Hamas is “responsible for the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza by using them as human shields and stealing humanitarian aid from them” and stressed that the Israeli authorities “are responsible for the suffering of Palestinians in the Strip Gaza.”committed to international law and act in accordance with it.”

The Israeli army “directs its military efforts only against the terrorist organization Hamas and other organizations that collaborate” with the group, the Foreign Ministry added, ensuring that “The people of Gaza are not the enemy.”

“Israel is doing everything possible to limit the damage to those not involved” in the fighting in the Gaza Strip “and to allow humanitarian aid to enter the strip” and calls on the International Court of Justice and the international community ” completely reject South Africa’s unfounded claims“, – indicated in the note. (EFE)