ICJ ruling polarizes Israeli society

The Weekend View

The Elders group of world leaders has said "no country is above the law" and Israel's "unlawful approach" to its war on Gaza cannot continue following the ICJ's order to halt military operations in the Rafah area. This comes as the ICJ on FRIDAY called on Israel to end its operation in Rafah. Over the last two weeks, Israel has reduced entire neighborhoods in Rafah to rubble and forcefully displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Israel has since responded to the ICJ ruling calling it "outrageous, morally repugnant and disgusting", adding that accusations of genocide in Gaza "are false". As the International Court was handing down its ruling on Rafah, Israeli forces were intensifying their attacks on the city in southern Gaza, with missiles targeting the crowded al-Shabura refugee camp. To find out how Israeli citizens are seeing all this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Israeli journalist, Jonathan Schwartz....