The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says it will begin hearings on Israel’s humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians in The Hague on April 28, Al Jazeera reports.
The hearings come after the UN General Assembly approved a resolution in December seeking an advisory opinion from the world’s top court on the matter.
The resolution, adopted in the wake of Israel banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), calls on the ICJ to clarify what Israel is required to do to “ensure and facilitate the unhindered provision of urgently needed supplies essential to the survival of the Palestinian civilian population”.
Although the ICJ’s decisions are legally binding, the court has no concrete means to enforce them.
