Cape Town — Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, seemingly has no plans to stop the bloodshed and massacres happening in Gaza, saying he wants nothing less than “total victory”.
Netanyahu, South Africa and the rest of the world, are awaiting the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict following South Africa’s application for a ceasefire.
He was spoke in Israel’s parliament, and said that Israel would not surrender and set the record straight to world leaders regarding his stance on the war.
“We set goals for the war, and they are robust and valid: to end Hamas’s rule, to return our hostages home and to ensure that Gaza will never again constitute a threat to Israel.
“I told the leaders of the world, ‘our war is your war, and our victory is your victory’. I said, ‘Israel will never surrender to the murderous terrorism directed by Iran’. We will fight back against those who attacked us.”
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— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) January 24, 2024
According to TimesLIVE, opposition party leader, Yair Lapid, labelled Netanyahu “incompetent”.
“Anyone who asked himself if the government should be changed got an answer this evening. Yes and now. Netanyahu is incompetent. For the fighters, for the reservists, to defeat Hamas and get back the hostages, the government must be replaced in every way. Israel needs a good and brave government that will bring change,” Lapid said.
PRESS RELEASE: the #ICJ will deliver its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel this Friday, 26 January 2024, at 1 p.m. (The Hague). Watch live on @UNWebTV https://t.co/tikn2TSa8U pic.twitter.com/2csTaDZVZ1
— CIJ_ICJ (@CIJ_ICJ) January 24, 2024
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
