Israel committed to international law, but will defend itself: Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was committed to international law after the World Court ordered it to take action to prevent acts of genocide in its war in Gaza, but he reiterated that it had a right to defend itself.

Responding to a case brought by South Africa, Netanhayu said the charge of genocide was "outrageous".
"Like every country, Israel has a basic right to defend itself," he said in a statement released in Hebrew.


"The World Court in the Hague justly rejected the outrageous demand to deprive us of this right," he said, seemingly referring to the fact that the court stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire.

"But the mere claim that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians is not only false, it's outrageous, and the willingness of the court to even discuss this is a disgrace that will not be erased for generations."