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IDF Presses Ahead with Rafah Offensive
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - Israeli troops on Saturday engaged in clashes with Palestinian gunmen across Gaza, including in Rafah. Israeli officials said they consider the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Friday to allow room for some operations in Rafah, rejecting interpretations that the court ruling required Israel to halt the offensive altogether. "What they are asking us is not to commit genocide in Rafah. We did not commit genocide and we will not commit genocide," Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi told Israel's Channel 12. "According to international law, we have the right to defend ourselves and the evidence is that the court is not preventing us from continuing to defend ourselves."