https://www.jpost.com/international/article-826732
Norway wants the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on Israel’s decision to shut down the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provides humanitarian services to Palestinian Refugees in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.
Store said that Norway would first seek a UN General Assembly resolution requesting an ICJ opinion. The international community has a collective responsibility to help Palestinians, he said.
He noted that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had already warned Israel against taking such a step, in a letter he wrote Israel earlier this month detailing actions Israel had to take to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza or risk restricted military assistance.
UNRWA operates under a mandate from the UN General Assembly and only that body can shut it down. Israel, however, has the power to close its operations in the territory it controls, and on Monday night, it passed legislation that would shutter the organization within 90 days.
Dave
