Monday, April 28, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is conducting public hearings regarding the request for an advisory opinion concerning Israel’s obligations in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organisations, and third states in the context of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Israel has accused the International Court of Justice of ‘anti-Semitism’ and has abstained from hearings on its duty to provide urgent humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories.
On 20 December 2024, the Secretary-General of the United Nations submitted a request for an advisory opinion to the Court via a letter. Subsequently, on 23 December 2024, the President of the Court issued an Order indicating that the United Nations, its Member States, and the observer State of Palestine were likely to provide relevant information regarding the inquiry presented to the Court for an advisory opinion. Following this, the Court permitted the participation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, and the African Union in the proceedings, as per their request. A total of forty-five written statements were submitted to the Registry by various States and international organisations.
Since March 2, the 2.3 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip have not received any food or medical supplies due to Israel’s longest blockade of the region, which was subsequently followed by the breakdown of a two-month ceasefire two weeks later. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun hearings in The Hague (NL) to assess Israel’s accountability for the humanitarian crisis affecting Gaza amid its conflict with Hamas…
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