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Spain joins South Africa in ICJ case against Israel
South Africa last December petitioned the international court to intervene over Israel's alleged genocide agasint
Spain on Monday joined South Africa in its International Court of Justice case against Israel.
Citing statements made by Israeli officials early in the war, Spain condemned the government's "extensive and blatant incitement to genocide, expulsion, and ethnic cleansing in Gaza by public figures."
In a move in another international court, the International Criminal Court, chief prosecutor Karim Khan recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant along with several Hamas leaders.
The move was met with outrage in Israel, which is already invested in defending itself in the ICJ.
Israel has said that the international moves against it amount to weaponized "lawfare" as it fights a just war against Gazan terrorists that invaded Israel, killed more than a thousand Israelis, and kidnapped hundred more.
Spain announced last month that it would join South Africa in The Hague against Israel's war in Gaza.
South Africa originally filed a lawsuit in the court last December, alleging Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians.