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World Court Says Israel Must Facilitate Gaza Aid and Work With UNRWA

The non-binding opinion adds diplomatic pressure by ordering cooperation with UN agencies after judges found Gaza inadequately supplied.

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Presiding Judge Iwasawa Yuji, second from the right, starts reading the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) gathers to issue an advisory opinion assessing the legal consequences of Israeli restrictions on United Nations (UN) agencies in the Hague, Netherlands on October 22, 2025. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)
ICJ judges deliver a non-binding advisory opinion on Israel's obligations regarding the presence and activities of the United Nations and other international actors in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Overview

  • ICJ judges said Israel, as the occupying power, must ensure Palestinians receive essentials and recalled that starvation of civilians cannot be used as a method of warfare.
  • The court directed Israel to allow and facilitate UN relief operations, including UNRWA, noting the agency cannot be replaced on short notice or by private contractors.
  • Israel publicly rejected the advisory opinion as politicized and reiterated it will not cooperate with UNRWA.
  • The opinion passed 10–1, with Vice President Julia Sebutinde dissenting that the ruling insufficiently accounted for security concerns.
  • Aid flows have risen under the ceasefire but remain far short of targets, with WFP reporting 530 trucks and over 6,700 tonnes delivered, as Norway moves to table a UN General Assembly resolution pressing Israel to lift restrictions.