Response to ICC Referral:

The State of Israel takes a severe view in relation to the purported Palestinian referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is a cynical step without legal validity. The Palestinians continue to exploit the Court for political purposes, rather than work towards resuming the peace process with Israel.

It is absurd that the Palestinian actions vis-à-vis the Court come at a time when the Palestinians continue to incite to acts of terrorism, while exploiting women and children as human shields for violent attacks against the security of Israel's citizens.

The purported Palestinian referral is legally invalid, and the ICC lacks jurisdiction over the Israeli-Palestinian issue, since Israel is not a member of the Court and because the Palestinian Authority is not a state.

Israel expects the ICC and its Prosecutor not to yield to Palestinian pressure, and stand firm against continued Palestinian efforts to politicize the Court and to derail it from its mandate.

Israel acts in accordance with independent and thorough judicial review mechanisms, befitting a democratic state, and in accordance with international law.

MFA Spokesperson following UNRWA Commissioner General's statements on recent violent events in Gaza, failing to mention Hamas' prominent role in them:

"The hypocrisy of UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl knows no bounds. UNRWA is determined to demonstrate that it is part of the problem and not of the solution.

The Commissioner-General is deliberately ignoring Hamas’ responsibility for the instigated violence. He is ignoring the large number of Hamas casualties and he is also ignoring the fact that Hamas used Gaza residents as human shields."

Happy #AfricaDay from Israel!

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Palestinian terrorists in Gaza are targeting Israeli civilians.

Hamas bears responsibility for these continuous attacks.

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On May 28 Syria became President of the UN Conference on Disarmament.

Allowing a regime which gasses its own people to run any UN forum, let alone one addressing disarmament, is a blight on the entire international community and a testament to the twisted politics which guide the UN.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/05/syria-is-now-in-charge-of-the-uns-disarmament-efforts-really/561386/?utm_source=atltw

Iran is financing, arming & training Hamas & the Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations in Gaza, which target Israeli civilians and are fueled by Iran's terrorist ideology,

Says who? Says Hamas!

Overnight, Palestinian terrorists launched several rockets from Gaza towards Israeli civilian communities. Some of the launches were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome aerial defence system.

PM Netanyahu accepted @IsraelMFA's recommendation to postpone a Knesset parliamentary debate on a law recognizing the Armenian genocide until after the Turkish elections (24.6), because holding the debate on its original schedule might serve Erdogan in his campaign.

Israel is sending an immediate emergency aid to Guatemala, including medicine & food, following the lethal Fuego volcanic eruption.

Guatemala, Israel stands with you! 🇮🇱🇬🇹

Take a minute to listen to the stories of Israelis living under the threat of Hamas' terror.

You probably WON'T hear any of these stories in the news:

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Terror kites flown from Gaza into Israel have been burning fields and forests across Southern Israel.

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