South Africa's accusation to the International Court of Justice, Israel responded immediately, the US continues to do this

On December 29, South Africa sued Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the country of committing "genocide" in the Gaza Strip.

According to an ICJ press release, the case alleges "Israel's actions allegedly in violation of its obligations under the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide" during the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

South Africa asked the ICJ for "provisional measures" to protect Palestinian rights under the convention, while ensuring Israel complies with its obligations under the convention.

Smoke rises from the northern Gaza Strip, near the border with Israel after an attack by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). (Source: AFP)

However, Israel has denied the allegations. In a statement posted on social network X , an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the allegations made by Pretoria were "baseless and have no legal value".

On the same day, December 29, Israel rejected South Africa's request for the International Court of Justice to try Israel for genocide, calling it a baseless slander with no legal value, and said Israel complies with international law in its fight against the Hamas Islamist movement in Gaza.

"South Africa is cooperating with a terrorist group that calls for the destruction of Israel. The people of Gaza are not Israel's enemies. Israel is making every effort to limit harm to non-combatants," the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

This is the latest move by South Africa regarding the conflict between Israel and the Islamic Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip. Last November, South African MPs voted to close the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria and suspend all diplomatic relations until Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had begun military operations in the Khirbat Ikhza'a area in southern Gaza - the location from which Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel on October 7.

The IDF statement said Israeli soldiers "attacked several important targets, including tunnels and anti-tank missile launch sites." Several tunnels were also discovered, along with a large amount of weapons, including AK-47s, rifles, grenades and mortars.

* In the context of the ongoing fierce conflict in Gaza, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is concerned about the risk of spreading infectious diseases in this territory.

Speaking on social network X, the head of WHO said that from mid-October to mid-December, many people living in the camps have been sick. Nearly 180,000 people are suffering from upper respiratory infections; while 136,400 people have diarrhea, of which up to 50% are children under 5 years old; not to mention tens of thousands of people with rashes, chickenpox,...

WHO and partners are working hard to support health authorities to strengthen disease surveillance and control, through the provision of medicines and testing kits for early detection and response to infectious diseases, and improved access to clean water, food, sanitation and hygiene services.

* The Times of Israel newspaper on December 29 quoted the Pentagon's announcement that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the sale of 155mm M107 ammunition and related equipment to Israel for $147.5 million without congressional review.

According to the Pentagon, Secretary of State Blinken determined that the current emergency requires immediate arms sales to Israel, thereby bypassing the procedure of submitting to Congress for consideration.

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