US EditionTop UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza
- On Wednesday the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion on Israel's legal obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza and the occupied West Bank, but Israel condemned the decision citing security concerns.
- Last year the U.N. General Assembly asked the ICJ for guidance after Israel effectively banned UNRWA from operating in Gaza and cut off all aid shipments for three months in March.
- Gaza's Health Ministry reports more than 68,000 killed in Israel's retaliatory offensive after Hamas's attack left 1,200 dead and 250 hostage; 600 humanitarian aid trucks enter daily under the ceasefire.
- Israel denied violating international law, boycotted the ICJ hearings and submitted a 38-page written submission while pushing aid distribution to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which later suspended operations.
- Experts say advisory opinions carry significant legal weight and the case could affect U.N. missions worldwide, while treaties covering protections for U.N. personnel require such guidance be accepted as decisive.
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By Lauren Kent, CNN The United Nations' top court issued a legal opinion Wednesday stating that Israel, as the occupying power, is obligated to work with UN agencies to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza, a rebuke to the blockade Israel imposed on the Palestinian enclave earlier this year. The International Court of Justice also noted in its advisory opinion that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the mai…
World Court says Israel must ensure basic needs in Gaza are met
The United Nations’ top legal body, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Wednesday said Israel has an obligation to ensure the basic needs of the civilian population in Gaza are met. The panel of 11 judges added that Israel is forced to support the relief efforts provided by the United Nations in the Gaza strip and its entities, including the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Israel has not subst…
The International Court of Justice in The Hague has called on Israel to ensure the basic supply of the people in the Gaza Strip. In an opinion, the Supreme Court of the United Nations concludes that the Israeli government should not have prevented the United Nations Palestine Relief and Works Agency from bringing supplies to the region.
The highest UN court calls on Israel to secure humanitarian supplies in the Gaza Strip. There is no evidence of Hamas' infiltration of UNRWA.
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