The ICJ has released its advisory opinion, requested in December 2022 by the United Nations General Assembly, today, Friday, July 19, 2024.
Deliberations among ICJ judges began on February 27, 2024, following the conclusion of hearings at the Peace Palace in The Hague the previous day.
In its advisory opinion, the ICJ has concluded in a very strong way that Israel’s prolonged occupation since 1967 is illegal and that it must be immediately suspended.
In addition, the ICJ is of the opinion that all new colonization activity must be suspended and that Israel has an obligation to make reparation and compensation to all natural or moral persons who have suffered the effects of its prolonged occupation and colonization of the Palestinian territory.
The ICJ is also of the opinion that Israel must evacuate without further ado the Israeli settlers located in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
