BREAKING: ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIAL STATEMENT
1. South Africa's accusations against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague regarding "genocide" are false, outrageous and disgusting.
2. Following the terrible terrorist attack on the citizens of Israel on October 7, 2023, Israel embarked on a just defensive war to eliminate the Hamas organization and free our hostages. Israel does this in accordance with its right to defend its territory and its citizens, while maintaining its moral values and international law and international humanitarian law.
3. Israel has not carried out and will not carry out military activity in the Rafah area that creates living conditions that could lead to the destruction of the Palestinian civilian population, in whole or in part.
4. Israel will continue its efforts to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip and act, in accordance with the law, to reduce as much as possible the damage to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.
5. Israel will continue to keep the Rafah crossing open, will allow the continuous introduction of humanitarian aid from the Egyptian side of the crossing, and will prevent terrorist organizations from controlling the crossing.
Mike