Top UN court says Israel's occupation of West Bank is contrary to international law
The top United Nations court in the Hague said Friday that Israel’s 57-year occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem is “unlawful” and called on Israel to cease its presence in the occupied territories, including dismantling Israel settlements there and paying reparations.is non-binding and is unlikely to have much real impact on the ground in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where the UN estimates around 700,000 Israelis live.
The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the decision “historic” and demanded that “Israel be compelled to implement it," in a statement carried by the official Palestinians news agency Wafa.amounts to genocide, an accusation that Israel denies. It launched its devastating campaign to destroy Hamas after the Palestinian militant group mounted a surprise attack against Israel, killing around 1,200 people according to Israel.
The Palestinian Authority, which runs parts of the occupied West Bank, wants to build an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. The current Israeli administration rejects calls for an independent Palestinian state.
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