Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that hypocrisy and lies have been presented to the UN’s top court, adding that South Africa’s accusation against Israel of genocide in Gaza could only happen in a world turned upside-down.

“We are fighting terrorists, we are fighting lies,” Reuters quotes Netanyahu as saying. “Today we saw an upside-down world. Israel is accused of genocide while it is fighting against genocide.”

“The hypocrisy of South Africa screams to the heavens,” Netanyahu said. “Where was South Africa when millions of people were killed or torn from their homes in Syria and Yemen, by whom? By partners of Hamas.”

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