The International Court of Justice has said it has received a request from the UN General Assembly for an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid provided to the Palestinian people by UN agencies, other global groups and third states, Al Jazeera reports.
The statement comes after the General Assembly voted last week to seek urgent clarification on the matter following Israel’s decision to ban the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as well as its obstruction of the work of other humanitarian groups in Gaza.
Some 137 countries voted in favour of the Norway-drafted resolution, while Israel, the US and 10 other countries voted against it, Al Jazeera notes.
