On Wednesday, The Hague issued a scathing rebuke of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The Hague is the International Court of Justice, separate from the International Criminal Court, which has also condemned both Israel and Hamas.
In a two-hour Advisory Opinion, The Hague said that Israel has committed several international violations including blocking humanitarian aid, maintaining total military control and killing civilians. They rejected Israel’s claims that UNRWA, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, is infiltrated by Hamas and said that Israel blocked UNRWA without proof of these claims.
The court ordered Israel to allow UNRWA to resume work to refugees.
Will it matter? Not really. This is a non-binding court and both the U.S. and Israel have condemned the opinion.
It will also not matter if the news is suppressed, which it undoubtedly is. Searching X, TikTok and other platforms for this opinion yields next to no online chatter which feels artificial. It’s not every day a nation is condemned by The Hague for egregious humanitarian violations.
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