US Senator Lindsey Graham mentioned on Friday that International Court of Justice (ICJ) “can go to hell” after the highest UN courtroom ordered Israel to “immediately” halt its navy offensive within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah.
“As far as I’m concerned, the ICJ can go to hell. It is long past time to stand up to these so-called international justice organizations associated with the UN. Their anti-Israel bias is overwhelming,” Graham, a Republican, mentioned on X.
His remarks got here after the ICJ additionally ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza Strip to let in humanitarian support.
“The ICJ’s ruling that Israel should stop operations that are necessary to destroy four battalions of Hamas killers and terrorists – who use Palestinians as human shields – is ridiculous. This will and should be ignored by Israel,” Graham wrote.
While the ruling was welcomed by many nations on the planet, together with South Africa which filed genocide case in opposition to Israel on the ICJ over Gaza warfare, Israel instantly slammed the choice. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was anticipated to debate the choice with senior ministers on Friday by telephone, based on native media.
Israel has to date killed greater than 35,800 Palestinians within the Gaza Strip after a cross-border assault by Hamas that claimed 1,200 lives final October.
The operation has leveled a lot of the territory and created a humanitarian disaster. Despite considerations over the security of civilians, Israeli forces invaded on May 6 Rafah, the place over 1,000,000 Palestinians had taken refuge. Since the assault, not less than 800,000 individuals have fled town.
Source: www.anews.com.tr