Israel's president: We must fight terror with no mercy

Israel "must fight terror with no mercy," President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Herzog said he is not shying away from the human tragedy in Gaza, but added that Israel "needs to defend itself from terror". 

Once Hamas is out of the question, he said, then Israel will have to go "and negotiate with those who could be a potential partner". 

Normalising relations with Saudi Arabia is "key to exit from war into a new horizon," he added. 

Regarding the genocide case brought against Israel by South Africa at the International Court of Justice, Herzog accused Cape Town of supporting Hamas and urged the world to reject the claim.