Israel calls on World Court to reject demands for end of Gaza offensive

Israel on Friday called on the International Court of Justice to reject the demands of South Africa for an immediate end to its military campaign in the Gaza Strip.

"The application and request should be rejected for what they are - a libel," Israel's foreign ministry legal adviser, Tal Becker, told the ICJ on the second day of hearings on a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of "genocidal acts" in its offensive against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza.