Israel to attend UN Court over allegations of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza

Israel has agreed to appear at the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherlands, in the hearing of the case filed by South Africa alleging "genocidal" acts in Gaza, Xinhua quoted Israeli news website Ynet's report Monday evening.

"Israel has signed the convention against genocide for decades, and we will certainly not boycott the proceeding, but stand up and repel the absurd blood plot against us," Israel's national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi told the website.

According to the report...