The Israeli Foreign Ministry directed its embassies to pressure the host countries to issue statements denying South Africa's accusations against Tel Aviv before international justice of practicing genocide in Gaza.

According to Axios, the cable sent by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Thursday to its embassies around the world explains the details of the Israeli diplomatic action plan before the International Court of Justice session next week, to put international pressure on the court not to rule to stop the military campaign in Gaza.

The cable indicates that Tel Aviv's "strategic goal" is for the court to reject the request for an injunction, refrain from determining that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and recognize that the Israeli army operates in the Strip in accordance with international law.

The cable, a copy of which was obtained by Axios from three Israeli officials, said: “The court’s ruling may have significant potential implications not only in the legal world, but also has practical bilateral, multilateral, economic, and security repercussions.”

The cable said: “We request an immediate and unequivocal public statement as follows: that you publicly and clearly declare that your country rejects the outrageous, ridiculous and baseless accusations against Israel.”

The cable says that under the 1948 Convention, genocide is defined as the creation of conditions that do not permit the survival of a population with the intention of exterminating them, noting the need to emphasize Israel's efforts to increase humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza and reduce the number of civilians killed.

In the cable, Israeli embassies were instructed to ask diplomats and politicians at the highest levels to “publicly acknowledge that Israel is working alongside international actors to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, as well as reduce harm to civilians, and its actions are in self-defense after the Hamas attack.” On the seventh of last October.

Israeli ambassadors were also instructed to work urgently to obtain such statements before the session that will be held on January 11.

They were told that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would send messages to dozens of world leaders along the same lines.

The website said that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to comment on the cable.

South Africa filed the case last week and, in its 84-page report, says Israel's military campaign in Gaza violates Tel Aviv's obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention, which defines genocide as "acts committed with intent to completely or partially eliminate a national, ethnic or racial group." Or religious.

South Africa says Israel's actions in Gaza are "genocide because they aim to eliminate a large portion of the Palestinian population in the Strip."

Israel rejected the case as "unfounded", but unlike previous cases in international courts, it decided to appear at the hearing because it is a signatory to the Genocide Convention, where Israel will be represented at the International Court of Justice by British lawyer Malcolm Shaw.

South Africa asked the court to take urgent interim measures, including ordering Israel to suspend its military campaign in Gaza.