ICJ ruling necessary to protect Palestinians' 'very existence', say UN experts

A group of UN experts released a statement on Wednesday praising the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice, saying that the court order is a "significant milestone in the decades-long struggle for justice by the Palestinian people".

The experts said the ruling, in which the court ordered Israel to commit to preventing a genocide in Gaza, "tilts the balance toward a global order based on justice and international law".

"The court order is urgently needed to protect the very existence of the Palestinian people from potentially genocidal actions the Court has ordered Israel to halt and prevent," the experts said.