The Israeli government has called for South Africa’s urgent request for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip to be rejected. “South Africa continues to act as the legal arm of Hamas and acts in violation of Israel’s right to defend itself and its citizens (…),” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson explained.
Israel is acting in accordance with international law and allowing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Lior Haiat said on Thursday. The South African government had urged the International Court of Justice in The Hague to order Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the closed coastal area. This was justified by ‘widespread famine’.
Not South Africa’s first lawsuit
In late December, the South African government sued Israel in the International Court of Justice, alleging the war in Gaza violated the Genocide Convention. At the time, the UN court ruled that protective measures had to be taken to prevent genocide.
The Israeli government emphasized on Wednesday that more aid supplies are currently arriving in the coastal strip than before the start of the war. “Over the past two weeks, an average of 102 food shipments have entered the Gaza Strip every day. That is almost 50 percent more than before Hamas started the war on October 7,” said government spokesman Eylon Levy.
Twenty people died from starvation and dehydration
There is a “flood of false reports” that Israel would limit the amount of aid deliveries. The problem is the distribution of goods by the UN. Hamas’ health authority said at least 20 people died of hunger and dehydration. The South African government complained that at least fifteen children died of starvation last week (see video above).
The war was caused by the worst massacre in Israel’s history. Terrorists from the Islamist Hamas and other extremist groups invaded Israel on October 7, killing civilians and taking people as hostages in the Gaza Strip. Some have now been released. The Israeli army responded with massive bombing and shortly afterwards with a ground offensive. According to Hamas, more than 30,800 people have been killed since then and more than twice as many (72,300) have been injured.
Source: Krone
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