Israel will not be deterred by the International Court of Justice from pursuing its Gaza war until total victory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, after South Africa lodged a lawsuit alleging genocide against the Palestinians.
“No one will stop us – not The Hague, not the Axis of Evil, no one,” Netanyahu said in a televised address.
Also Netanyahu said that a decision had yet to be made about a potential military takeover of the “Philadelphi Corridor” along the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt.
When asked about Israel’s defence budget he said Israel plans a “huge” addition to its defence budget as part of a build-up designed to cover its needs for years to come and he added that one goal was an independent military manufacturing sector.
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