The International Court of Justice began hearing oral arguments on Monday over the Israeli occupation of territory claimed by Palestinians.
Representatives from 52 countries will participate in a six-day hearing at The Hague, Netherlands, to adjudicate the decades-old debate under the cloud of a contentious war in the region.
The case comes from a request by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2022 for the court to give an advisory opinion on the matter.
The 15-judge panel will consider “the legal consequences arising from the ongoing violation by Israel of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, from its prolonged occupation, settlement and annexation of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.”
Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al Maliki told the court on Monday that the
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