Palestinian envoy criticises US and Hungary over ICJ Gaza statements: Report

Reporting by Sondos Asem at The Hague, Netherlands

Reacting to the US and Hungary's statements at the ICJ, which we reported on earlier, the Palestinian ambassador to the Netherlands and international organisations, Ammar Hijazi, said: "Both are inconsistent with international law and its demands."

"The US intervention is very narrow in scope, as it highlights the rights of an occupying power but ignores the many layers of obligations that the occupying power, Israel, continues to violate," he told Middle East Eye.

"It's a narrow interpretation of the law and the duties of a UN member state. Moreover, when it comes to the US supporting international aid into Gaza, there is a clear contradiction. We hope they will pressure their ally to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.

"Everybody knows that Israel is using humanitarian aid as a weapon of war and is starving the population in Gaza as a result."

"The Hungarian intervention is basically Israeli talking points that are not worth commenting on," he added.