Obligations of Israel to the UN in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
UNITED NATIONS, 3 Nov 2025
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22 Oct 2025 – Obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations and third states in and in relation to the occupied Palestinian territory.
The Court gives its Advisory Opinion and responds to the question posed by the General Assembly.
The Hague, 22 Oct 2025 – The International Court of Justice has today given its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
It is recalled that the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution 79/232 in which, referring to Article 65 of the Statute of the Court, it requested the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on the following question:
“What are the obligations of Israel, as an occupying Power and as a member of the United Nations, in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, including its agencies and bodies, other international organizations and third States, in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including to ensure and facilitate the unhindered provision of urgently needed supplies essential to the survival of the Palestinian civilian population as well as of basic services and humanitarian and development assistance, for the benefit of the Palestinian civilian population, and in support of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination?”
The request for an advisory opinion was transmitted to the Court by the Secretary-General of the United Nations by a letter dated 20 December 2024. During the written phase of the proceedings, 45 written statements were filed in the Registry by States and international organizations. The Court held public hearings in the proceedings from 28 April 2025 to 2 May 2025, during which 39 States, the United Nations and three other international organizations presented oral statements.
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