Israel’s Palestinian Territories Occupation Unlawful: UN Court
- ICJ says actions amount to annexation, break international law
- Friday’s legal opinion from The Hague is non-binding
Israeli army tanks take position near the border with the Gaza Strip on May 6.
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Israel should end its “unlawful” occupation of large parts of the Palestinian territory, the United Nations’ top court said in a legal opinion.
The UN General Assembly in December 2022 sought the Hague tribunal’s views on the legal consequences of the policies of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.