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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Israel’s foreign ministry legal advisor, Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman, told the court that South Africa’s submission amounted to grandstanding and rhetoric.<\/p>\n

Israel has accused South Africa of distorting statements made by its leaders to claim genocidal intent for its military operations in Gaza.<\/p>\n

In its submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Friday, Israel alleged that South Africa had approached the court to advantage Palestinian militant group, Hamas.<\/p>\n

South Africa has asked the court to order a stop to Israel\u2019s military assault on the city of Rafah, where thousands of Palestinians have been seeking refuge from the war.<\/p>\n

Government has until Monday to file written responses to Israel’s submission in which it accused South Africa of abusing court processes and asking it to “micromanage” a war.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, South African lawyer, Tembeka Ngcukatoibi, told the world\u2019s highest court that Israel had over the last seven months been acting with genocidal intent against Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n

“Rafah is the final stand. Without Rafah, there is no more Palestinian life in Gaza to speak of. No more Palestinian identity and no possibility of reconstruction.”<\/p>\n

But on Friday, Israel said that South Africa’s picture was an inversion of reality and divorced from facts.<\/p>\n

Israel’s foreign ministry legal advisor, Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman, told the court that South Africa’s submission amounted to grandstanding and rhetoric.<\/p>\n

“It will have you say that a sovereign state that is under a persistent attack, whose citizens are held hostage is not allowed to defend itself or its citizens.”<\/p>\n

Following Israel\u2019s closing remarks, Judge Georg Nolte questioned its officials about humanitarian conditions in its evacuation spaces in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The court expects a response to this question in writing by noon on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The court said it would deliver its ruling on this latest request for provisional measures in a public session, on a date still to be determined.<\/p>\n

South Africa has until late October to file its memorial in its main genocide case against Israel.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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