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Israel is allowing some food and water into the Gaza Strip, says Israel at ICJ
12 January 2024 11:46 GMT
Israeli advocate for Israel, Omri Sender, made a series of claims in defence of Israel:
- Israel is phasing the war to a new stage, speaking of a "new, less intense" phase of fighting, reducing the amount of troops in Gaza - therefore most of the Israeli destruction in Gaza is over now
- Sender said that Israel is working with a senior UN coordinator, according to a UN Security Council measure, and directed "to map the needs of a future return of Palestinians to northern Gaza" - but no timeline for this has been given and the UN reported on Friday that Israel is blocking aid to the north
- Israel has allowed some food and water into the Gaza Strip, therefore it "shows that Israel remains bound by its international and legal obligations, especially as a party to the Genocide Convention," said Sender.