The international press highlighted Israel’s trial in the International Court of Justice on charges of genocide in the Gaza Strip, the repercussions of its war there, and the enormous crises and suffering it caused.
The British newspaper “Financial Times” said that the issuance of a final ruling against Israel in the complaint submitted to it at the International Court of Justice – even if it is not enforceable – deals a blow to Israel’s standing and changes the way other countries deal with it.
The newspaper quoted an expert in international law as saying, “I do not know how Israel will be able to deal with a loss that directly harms its reputation?”
The Israeli newspaper “The Times of Israel” wrote that any ruling against Israel, whatever its nature, may have serious diplomatic and political consequences.
She pointed out that “a ruling against Israel would affect the course of the ongoing war against the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza, and hence Israel must be concerned about a threat to it that may come from The Hague.”
Hezbollah war
An article in the Israeli newspaper “Haaretz” saw that war with the Lebanese Hezbollah is inevitable, “but Israel does not have to be the initiator of it.”
The article justifies its presentation by saying that an escalation with Hezbollah may mean the intervention of other armed groups, and if the United States does not intervene to deal with them, Israel will be alone in the forefront.
He pointed out that starting a new war also means fueling anti-Israel sentiment among American voters more and more.
Israeli violations
In turn, the American newspaper “Washington Post” reported testimonies of Palestinian detainees held by the Israeli occupation army in Gaza describing what it called the violations they were subjected to inside secret detention centers.
The newspaper said that some of them spent 17 days blindfolded and forced to kneel for hours on end, adding that among the detainees were those who were forced to sign a document written in Hebrew whose contents they did not understand, and among them were those who were offered money to spy for Israel.
Aid arrives
As for the American newspaper, The New York Times, it published a report reviewing a group of obstacles that hinder the delivery of aid to those who need it in the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper relied on statements by two US senators who recently visited the Rafah crossing, and officials from relief organizations, who spoke of a complex inspection of all trucks by the Israeli authorities within a specific time.
She continued, “This is followed by a journey through destroyed roads and over rubble to reach crowds of desperate and hungry displaced people, and to all of the above is added the constant threat of being shot at.”
Source : American press + Israeli press + British press