The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today called on countries to submit their legal depositions to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of the Israeli colonial occupation of Palestinian land and its impact on all rights.
The Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement that it has received an official letter from the Registrar of the International Court of Justice, Philippe Gautier, informing the State of Palestine and the countries requested to appear before the Court that the JCJ’s registry had officially received the referral of United Nations General Assembly Resolution No. (247/77) issued on December 30, which requests an advisory opinion from the Court on the nature of the long-term Israeli occupation and the duties of the international community in this regard.
It said that the road to issuing a legal ruling on the nature of the Israeli occupation has begun and this requires concerted national, regional and international efforts to achieve justice.
The ministry said the procedures for issuing an advisory opinion are moving in their normal way and based on the legal standards of the ICJ.
Source: Palestine News & Information Agency