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    Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.

    by Mike Corder Feb 19, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    Historic hearings are opening on Monday at the United Nations’ top court into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.

    Palestinian representatives will speak first as the International Court of Justice begins hearing legal arguments following a request submitted by the U.N. General Assembly for a non-binding advisory opinion into Israel's policies in the occupied territories.

    Though the case opens at the court's Great Hall of Justice, the Gaza Strip and annexed east Jerusalem.

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