The International Court of Justice will deliver its opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s “occupation of Palestinian territories” on July 19, the ICJ says.
A record 52 countries presented arguments at what is also known as the World Court about the legal ramifications of Israel’s actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in February after the UN General Assembly asked the ICJ in 2023 for an advisory, non-binding opinion.
At the time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the UNGA over the resolution, accusing the global body of “distorting historical facts” and declaring that the Jewish people cannot be “an occupier” in its own land.
While Israel has ignored such opinions in the past, the ICJ ruling next week could add political pressure over its devastating nine-month-old war against Palestinian terror group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The UN-affiliated ICJ is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations and it gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.
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