UN Court held hearings of Israeli obligations to ensure Humanitarian aid Gazi

The Hague, the Netherlands – The highest court of the United Nations opens in the monday of the rehearsal in the obligation of Israel “to ensure and facilitate” urgently needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, bringing into the trick in Gaza in The Hague.

The hearings last weeks in response to the request last year from the UN General Assembly, which Asked by the International Court of Justice Squeeze in Israel Legal Responsibility After Earth blocked UN agency for Palestinian business refugees in their territory.

In the Resolution Sponsored by Norway, the General Assembly requested an advisory opinion, but a legally important decision of the court, in the Israeli obligations in the occupied territories that “ensure the uninterrupted emergency supplies from the essential survival of the Palestinian civilian population?”

Open hearings as a system of humanitarian aid in Gaza are approaching collapse. Israel blocked the entry of food, fuel, medications and other humanitarian supplies from 2. March. He renovated his bombing on March 18, breaking the ceasefire and took off the large parts of the territory, saying it harder to push Hamass to let more hostages. Despite reinforced Israeli pressure, the efforts to break fire remain twisted.

The World Food Program said last week of his food supplies In the treadbase They showed below the older blockade of the old 8 week, which is the end of the main source of maintenance of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory. Many families struggling to feed their children.

The United Nations will be the first to resolve the court on Monday, followed by Palestinian representatives. On a total of 40 countries and four international organizations plan to participate in participating. Israel should not speak during the hearing, but can handle a written statement. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately answer the comment requests.

The United States, which voted against the UN Resolution, are planning to talk on Wednesday.

The court is likely to last for months as a rule. But experts say the decision, although not legally binding, could deeply affect international case law, international assistance to Israel and public opinion.

“Advisory opinions provide clarity,” Juliette Mcintyr said, an expert in international law at the University of South Australia, he told the associate. Governments rely on them in international negotiations and the outcome can be used for pressure emphasized in facilitating the restriction on the help.

Whether any verdict will have an impact on Israel, however, it is unclear. Israel has long accused the United Nations that they were unfairly biased against him and neglected the 2004 counseling judgment. Years by SMEs that found its barrier to separating the West Bank illegally.

On Tuesday in South Africa, the Criminal Critic will continue, will present its arguments. At hearing last year in a special case in courtThe country has accused Israel to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza – the Israel charge is denied. This procedure is still ongoing.

The Israeli prohibition of the Agency, known as UNRWA, entered into force in January. The organization faced increased criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu And his farther allies claim that groups are deeply infiltrated Hamas. Unrwa rejects that request.

Israel claimed that 19,000 UNRWA in Gaza participated in Hamas 7, 2023, the attack on the southern Israel, who killed about 1,200 people and headed for war in Gaza. UNWA said she fired nine staff after the internal investigation, she concluded that they could be involved, although the evidence was not authenticated and supported. Israel later claimed that about 100 other Palestinians in Gaza were members of Hamas, but they never provided any evidence in the United Nations. Israel also accused Hamas using UN facilities for coverage, the construction of the tunnel near the UN buildings and redirecting the delivery of assistance for their own use.

Israeli prohibition does not apply directly to Gaza. But it controls all the entry into the territory, and its prohibition of UNRWA from working within Israel greatly limits the agency’s ability to function. Israeli officials say they are looking for alternative ways to help gazel that would cut the United Nations.

UNRWA was founded by UN General Assembly in 1949. years In order to provide relief for the Palestinians who fled or were kicked out of their homes in what is now Israel during the war around the Israeli Creation last year to its political solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Agency provides assistance and services – including health and education – about 2.5 million Palestinians in Gaza, occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as 3 million more in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.

The Israeli air and grounded war killed over 51,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Ministry, which does not say how many civilians or fighters were. Israel says he killed about 20,000 militants, without providing evidence.