World Court to give opinion on Israel's obligations to allow aid to Palestinians

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : It is expected to address the protections states must provide for UN staff worldwide.
54% : The opinion, requested by the UN General Assembly in December, will be closely watched as it could have effects beyond the Gaza conflict.
50% : The UN's top legal body, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), will issue an advisory opinion on Wednesday on what Israel's obligations are to the UN and other aid organisations trying to work in Gaza and the West Bank.
47% : Israel did not appear before the ICJ in hearings but submitted its legal position in writing.
46% : The court also said Israel had human rights obligations to Palestinians because of its position as an occupying power.
37% : Another Hamas commander, confirmed by UNRWA as one of its employees, was killed in Gaza in October 2024, according to Israel.
37% : In an earlier 2024 advisory opinion, the ICJ found Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal and should end immediately.
33% : The UN said in August last year nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in the Hamas assault and had been fired.
32% : Since then some humanitarian aid has been allowed in, but UN officials said the relief is nowhere near what is needed to ease a humanitarian disaster.
31% : Israel has previously accused Hamas of stealing food delivered into the enclave, which it denied, and said the aid restriction was to put pressure on the militant group.
24% : The request for an ICJ opinion was prompted by a 2023 Israeli law that banned UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country, as it said the organisation had employed members of Hamas who took part in the attacks on Israel on October 7 2023.
19% : In April this year lawyers for the UN and Palestinian representatives at the ICJ accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza between March and May.

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