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Israeli occupation of Palestine territory illegal: ICJ
The Morning Standard
|July 20, 2024
THE UN's top court on Friday said Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory was "illegal" and needed to end as soon as possible.
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The advisory opinion of The Hague-based is not binding, but it comes amid mounting concern over Israel's war against Hamas sparked by the group's brutal October 7 attacks.
"The court has found that Israel's continued presence in the Palestinian Territories is illegal," International Court of Justice presiding judge Nawaf Salam said, adding: "Israel must end the occupation as rapidly as possible."
This story is from the July 20, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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