Top UN Court Opens Hearings into Israel’s Occupation of Lands
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Riyad Al-Maliki, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority, right, and Riyad Mansour, Palestinian National Authority representative at the U.N., second right, wait for the U.N. highest court to open hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 19, 2024.
The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid as he urged the United Nation’s top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally.
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