ISRAELI AUDIENCE APPLAUDS 'BURN THE VILLAGE' CALL

This clip of an Israeli TV audience applauding the call to burn Palestinian villages has gone viral.

The clip, posted on X (formerly Twitter), shows several guests during the 10 March episode of a talk show on Israel's Channel 14 discussing Israeli soldiers recording themselves singing Israeli artist Kobi Peretz's song 'May Your Village Burn.' One guest said that may be used against Israel in the ongoing South Africa-initiated genocide case at the International Court of Justice. The court issued a provisional ruling on 26 January that Israel was 'plausibly' committing genocide against Palestinians.

Other guests disagreed with him, applauding Israel burning Palestinian villages. Then, the audience reacted with cheers and whistles.

In February 2024, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the Israeli military destroying Gaza Strip buildings that are within a kilometre of the Israel-Gaza fence to create a 'buffer zone' constituted a 'war crime.' The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees said in February that Israel's military operation had destroyed 70 per cent of civilian infrastructure since 7 October. The attacks have killed more than 31,000 Palestinians, with about 80 per cent being women and children.

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