Israel rejects the ICJ's recommendation. It will not support the aid agency UNRWA

The ICJ, which is the UN's highest court, issued a non-binding advisory opinion on Wednesday, stressing that Israel has an obligation to support aid efforts in the Gaza Strip, led by the UN and its entities, including the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Israel has long accused UNRWA of bias and claims that many of its employees collaborated with the terrorist Hamas. However, the ICJ ruled that the authorities in Jerusalem did not provide sufficient evidence for this. Israel had previously banned UNRWA from operating in Israel, which also hampered the agency's operations in the Gaza Strip.

Israel rejects the ICJ findings

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem categorically rejected the ICJ's findings and emphasized that “Israel fully complies with its obligations under international law.”

UN and Palestinian representatives accused Israel before the ICJ of violating international law by completely suspending deliveries of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip this spring.

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Israel later allowed limited aid entry, but according to the UN, supplies were not sufficient, to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe there, including famine. The ICJ ruled that Israel cannot use starvation in the Gaza Strip as a method of waging war.

Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

Since October 10, there has been a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war between Israel and Hamas. The increase in humanitarian aid is part of the ongoing first phase of the agreement.

The UN World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday that more aid was flowing to the Gaza Strip following the truce, but still less than expected. The transports include approximately 750 tons of food per day, the target was 2,000. tons per day. WFP called for Israel to open more border crossing points for aid.