ArmInfo. In response to Turkey's accusations in connection with actions in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz reminded Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the Armenian Genocide.
Earlier, Erdogan expressed hope that Israel would be condemned by the International Court of Justice for its actions in the Gaza Strip, which, according to the Turkish leader, have signs of war crimes. "The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, from a country with the Armenian Genocide in its past, now boasts of targeting Israel with unfounded claims. We remember the Armenians, the Kurds. Your history speaks for itself. Israel stands in defense, not destruction, against your barbarian allies," he wrote in X.
On January 11, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began two days of hearings on South Africa's claim against Israel in connection with alleged violations of the UN Convention on the Prevention of Genocide in the Gaza Strip. In a statement published on the ICJ website, South African authorities also call on the Israeli military to immediately cease hostilities in the Palestinian enclave.
South Africa's lawsuit says Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip are "genocidal."
According to the South African authorities, the ICJ has jurisdiction to oblige Israel to cease its unlawful acts, since the latter signed the 1948 Convention on the Prevention of Genocide. Art. Article 9 of the Convention states that disputes of this kind may be referred to the ICJ.
Tel Aviv called these statements unfounded. "I want to make a few things very clear: Israel has no intention of permanently occupying the Gaza Strip or displacing its civilian population," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) page. The ICJ and the US also consider the accusations against Israel unfounded.