Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene a meeting of top legal officials to discuss a looming ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.

The Hague-based court will give its verdict in South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel on Friday.

According to Israeli Army Radio, today’s meeting will discuss possible scenarios of the ICJ ruling on the Israeli assault on Gaza.

The meeting will be attended by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, National Security Council Chairman Tzachi Hanegbi, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

It is not yet clear if military officials will attend the meeting.

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