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Israel planning to tell diplomats, politicians in other countries to oppose ICJ genocide case: Report
5 January 2024 23:28 GMT
Axios reported on Friday an urgent cable detailing plans for the Israeli foreign ministry to instruct its embassies to press diplomats and politicians in their host countries to publicly oppose South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice.
The case, filed last week by South Africa, accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza against Palestinians.
The cable was sent by the foreign ministry on Thursday, according to Axios, and the news outlet says it illustrates Israel's diplomatic action plan ahead of next week's ICJ hearing.
Several countries, including Turkey and Malaysia, have officially backed South Africa's petition.