Israel`s FM reminds Erdogan about Armenian Genocide

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.