ICJ on Israeli occupation updates: Palestinians demand immediate end

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• The UN’s highest court is holding historic hearings into Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967.
• On the first day of hearings at the Hague-based International Court of Justice, the Palestinian side demanded an immediate end to the occupation.

• Overall, the court will hear from 52 countries and three organisations on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

• The days-long proceedings come as Israel continues its devastating war on Gaza.