On January 12, Israel responded to the allegations of genocide raised by South Africa at the ICJ. The court will now decide if it will grant Pretoria’s request for urgent measures, including a halt on Israeli military operations in Gaza.

According to locals, the demolition efforts have been going on since February. Israeli authorities had served the home owners with eviction notices and had been pressuring them to vacate their homes and relocate in order to illegally take over the land

The letter blames the media for failing to fulfill its duty of reporting the truth and holding the powerful accountable, in the process covering up and sanitizing Israeli apartheid, ethnic cleansing and war crimes