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The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - areas the Palestinians want for a state - in a 1967 war.Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - areas the Palestinians want for a state - in a 1967 war.

Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem – areas the Palestinians want for a state – in a 1967 war.The Hague-based ICJ, also known as the World Court, is the top UN court dealing with disputes between states.The request for a court opinion on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories was made in a resolution adopted by the General Assembly with 87 votes in favour.“No international body can decide that the Jewish people are ‘occupiers’ in their own homeland.

The Islamist group Hamas took over Gaza in 2007 after a brief civil war with more moderate Palestinian rivals.The UN General Assembly asked the ICJ to give an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s “occupation, settlement and annexation … including measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and from its adoption of related discriminatory legislation and measures.

 

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