International Justice holds hearings on Israel’s obligations towards the Palestinians

The International Court of Justice will hold hearings next month on Israel’s humanitarian obligations towards the Palestinians, after accusations of the Israeli government of preventing the arrival of aid to Gaza.

In December, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution requesting the Supreme Court of the International Organization to issue an advisory opinion in this regard.

The court said in a statement that the hearings will start on April 28 at its headquarters.

The resolution, which Norway in October was submitted by a large majority.

The decision calls on the International Court of Justice to clarify what Israel must do “to ensure and facilitate the provision of urgent and necessary supplies for the survival of the Palestinian civilian population without obstacle.”

Although the decisions of the International Court of Justice are legally obligated, they lack concrete means to implement them. But it increases diplomatic pressure on Israel.

The Gaza Strip has witnessed the flow of humanitarian aid since the fragile ceasefire entered the implementation in January, but Israel announced at the beginning of this month that it would freeze the delivery of aid until Hamas accepted its conditions to extend the truce.

The Norway initiative came after the issuance of an Israeli law stipulating the suspension of the work of UNRWA in Israel as of the end of January, after the Hebrew state banned the agency’s activity in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli authorities accuse UNRWA employees of getting involved in the October 7 attack.