The International Court of Justice in The Hague begins today a week of listening to Israel’s humanitarian obligations over the Palestinians, more than 50 days after the Israeli army imposed a complete exclusion on the Gaza Strip, banning humanitarian aid entry.

The International Court of Justice is called upon to clarify What is Israel to do with regard to the presence of the UN and its services, as well as in terms of international organizations or third -country organizations in order to “ensure and facilitate the Seamless Delivery of Extraordinary Suppliesnecessary for the survival of the Palestinian civilian population. “

Israel controls all inflows of international aid, vital to the 2.4 million residents of the Gaza Strip where an unprecedented humanitarian crisis is unfolding, and has been interrupted on March 2, a few days before a fragile ceasefire.

Philip Lazarinis head of the UN service for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) denounced Friday ” anthropogenic famine caused by political incentives’ in the Palestinian enclave.

Representatives of various countries in the UN will present their positions for five days, starting today at 10:00 (local time, 11:00 am Greece) with the Palestinian representative.

Another 38 countries – among them the US, China, France, Russia and Saudi Arabia – as well as the Islamic Cooperation Organization, the Arab League and the African Union will present their positions.

In December, the UN General Assembly had adopted a large majority decision, which had been filed by Norway, which was calling for the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to the Palestinians.

According to the UN, about 500,000 Palestinians have been displaced after the ceasefire collapsed on March 18, while at least 2,111 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli blows since.

Israeli officials say they repeated military operations in Gaza as they consider this to be only means to force Hamas to release 58 hostages still holding after her attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Of these, 34 are considered dead by the Israeli army.

International court’s opinions are not legally binding, but can enhance the diplomatic pressure on Israel.

In January 2024, the International Court of Justice had called on Israel to prevent any genocide action and allow for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. In March of that year he had requested – at the request of South Africa that accuses Israel of genocide – to take new measures from Israel against the “famine that settles” the Palestinian enclave.

In July, in July, the International Court of Justice had described the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in its opinion and had called for it to stop as soon as possible.