Israel's foreign ministry on Friday said it rejects with disgust, a case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice against what it called Israel's genocidal acts in Gaza.
The news came as tens of thousands of Palestinians continued to stream into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza as World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of the growing threat of infectious diseases in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
South Africa initiated proceedings at the International Court of Justice, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention in relation to Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In contrast, US President Joe Biden's administration is bypassing Congress for the second time this month to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as its ally continues to pursue its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism.
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