Rafah a Hamas 'stronghold', Israel tells UN's top court

The Manila Times

Rafah a Hamas 'stronghold', Israel tells UN's top court  Israel lashes out at South Africa's case before the UN's top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), describing it as 'distorted' and saying Rafah is a 'stronghold' for Hamas. The comments by Israel's representatives at the ICJ come as Pretoria urged the court to order a halt to Israel's ground offensive in Rafah. The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2024 resulted in the death of more than 1,170 people in Israel, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Out of 252 people taken hostage that day, 128 are still being held inside the Gaza Strip, including 38 who the army says are dead.  Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #rafah #hamas #israel  #palestine  #internationalcourtofjustice

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00:00 RAFAH, in particular, is a focal point for ongoing terrorist activity.

00:26 It is a stronghold for Hamas's operatives, with several battalions belonging to the RAFAH

00:32 brigades entrenched in the area.

00:35 If anybody should be told that "enough is enough," it is truly South Africa, and not

00:41 Israel.

00:44 At what point do we say "enough" to South Africa's repeated attempts to exploit the

00:48 provisional measure procedure of this court in such a vile and cynical manner?

01:07 Mr. President, members of the court, there is no doubt that this war is tragic and has

01:17 caused great suffering on both sides.

01:21 Again, this is Hamas's doing.

01:27 South Africa provides an account that is not only incredibly partial, it is also distorted.

01:37 The State of Israel requests the court to reject the request for the modification and

01:43 indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of South Africa.

01:49 Liars! Liars!

01:51 (The court is adjourned.)

01:53 (The court is adjourned.)

01:55 (The court is adjourned.)

01:57 (The court is adjourned.)

01:59 (The court is adjourned.)

02:01 (The court is adjourned.)

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02:06 (The court is adjourned.)

02:08 (The court is adjourned.)

02:10 (The court is adjourned.)

02:12 (The court is adjourned.)

02:14 (The court is adjourned.)

02:16 (The court is adjourned.)

02:18 (The court is adjourned.)

02:20 (The court is adjourned.)

02:22 (The court is adjourned.)

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