Foreign Ministry ‘categorically rejects’ ICJ position in Gaza aid

Israel says it “categorically rejects” the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion that it is obligated to cooperate with the controversial UNRWA aid agency, saying the court ignored the “extensive evidence” Israel provided regarding what it says is UNRWA’s “infiltration” by Hamas and the organization’s complicity in terrorist activities, including the October 7 massacres.

“This is yet another political attempt to impose political measures against Israel under the guise of “international law,” the Foreign Ministry says in response to the ruling.

“Hamas terror activity within UNRWA took place before the October 7 massacre, during the massacre, and after the massacre,” the ministry added, saying that the UN failed to properly investigate the level of Hamas infiltration of UNRWA.

“Israel will not cooperate with an organization that is infested with terror activity,” the ministry insists, adding that it “fully rejects the politicization of international law, which seeks to produce political outcomes and impose measures intended to harm the State of Israel.”