Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu reiterated his position calling for dropping a nuclear weapon on the Gaza Strip.

The Hebrew newspaper "Haaretz" said on Wednesday: "During a visit to the city of Hebron (south) of the West Bank, the Israeli Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage, Amichai Eliyahu, reaffirmed his call to drop a nuclear weapon on the Gaza Strip."

It added that Eliyahu "pointed out that the International Court of Justice, which is examining genocide cases against Israel, knows my positions."

South Africa included a previous statement by Eliahu about dropping a nuclear weapon on Gaza as a call to commit “genocide crimes” in Gaza.

Eliyahu made a statement for the first time regarding the bombing of Gaza with a nuclear bomb at the beginning of last November, and it sparked objectionable reactions at the international level.

On January 11 and 12, the International Court of Justice in The Hague held two public hearings as part of the start of consideration of the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel on charges of committing “genocide crimes” against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

On December 29, South Africa filed a lawsuit before the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of committing “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a fierce war for more than 3 months.