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UN court ruling shows key aid groups ‘allowed to act’ in Gaza
The Palestinian ambassador to the Netherlands, Ammar Hijazi, says the World Court ruling will help contribute to crucial discussions over relief efforts in Gaza.
“One is the amount of aid that should enter, and which actors are allowed to act. It’s not according to the liking of Israel, it’s according to what international law demands,” Hijazi told Al Jazeera.
“[It] demands the UN, including UNRWA, its organisations, and other international organisations … are now key players and they are entitled to provide aid and provide essential goods for the people in Gaza that are necessary for their survival.”
Hijazi added it’s “clear, unequivocal and conclusive” that Israel is left with “no pretext, no context, no excuse” to ban UNRWA.
“Those who have stopped aiding UNRWA on the pretext of what Israel has been peddling … will have to reconsider today because their affirmation and agreement with Israel is not correct.”
Norway to propose UN resolution on lifting aid restrictions on Gaza
Norway will propose a UN General Assembly resolution calling on Israel to immediately lift its blockage of humanitarian relief to thirsty and hungry Palestinians following the International Court of Justice ruling.
“Norway intends to follow up on this decision with a new resolution at the UN General Assembly,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told a news conference.
Earlier, the ICJ ruled Israel is obliged under international law to facilitate the delivery of aid to famine-hit Gaza and not use “starvation as a method of warfare”.
