Top UN court to hold hearings on Israeli obligations to ensure humanitarian aid to Palestinians

Israel Faces World Court Hearings Over Gaza Aid

The United Nations criticized Israel for its ban on aid in hearings at the International Court of Justice. Israel did not send a legal delegation and rejected the proceedings as biased.

UN is threatened by Israel’s decision to cut ties with relief agency, world court told

Hague judges start five days of hearings on Gaza humanitarian crisisMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe very nature of the UN is threatened by Israel’s refusal to accept the rights of its agencies to operate freely in the occupied Palestinian territories, the international court of justice has heard.The statement was made at the start of five days of proceedings in The Hague that may prove critical to Israel’s future inside the world body. The …

Gaza aid blockade imposed by Israel contested in International Court of Justice hearings

UN and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel's obligations to facilitate aid deliveries.

UN says Israel obstructs organization's work in Palestine

UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel Elinor Hammarskjold pointed out that there have been attempts by Israel to "unauthorized entry" into UNRWA-run schools for Palestinian children, as well as decisions to close them

ICJ begins hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations in Gaza, West Bank

A Palestinian diplomat told the United Nations’ top court on Monday that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza, in a case that Israel criticized as part of its "systematic persecution and delegitimization.”

"New Inferno" Unleashed On Gaza Since Restart Of War: Red Cross Director

A "new inferno" has been unleashed on Gaza following the restart of war in the Palestinian territory, the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday.