The United Nations' top court is beginning a five-day hearing on Israel's humanitarian obligations in the occupied Palestinian Territories. The advisory proceedings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague came from a UN General Assembly resolution back in December brought by Norway and other countries. They were concerned that the UN's humanitarian work in Gaza was in danger of collapse because of military and legislative pressure from Israel. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICJ #IsraelPalestine #Gaza #OccupiedTerritories #InternationalLaw #UNCourt #ICJHearing #HumanitarianLaw #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraeliOccupation #UNGeneralAssembly #AlJazeeraEnglish
ICJ hearing: UN court examines humanitarian duties of Israel
The United Nations' top court is beginning a five-day hearing on Israel's humanitarian obligations in the occupied Palestinian Territories. The advisory proceedings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague came from a UN General Assembly resolution back in December brought by Norway and other countries. They were concerned that the UN's humanitarian work in Gaza was in danger of collapse because of military and legislative pressure from Israel. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ICJ #IsraelPalestine #Gaza #OccupiedTerritories #InternationalLaw #UNCourt #ICJHearing #HumanitarianLaw #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraeliOccupation #UNGeneralAssembly #AlJazeeraEnglish