Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal: UN rights commission

The three-member

is pushing for the issue to be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court. 

They stressed that under international humanitarian law, the occupation of territory in wartime is a temporary situation and does not deprive the occupied power of its statehood or sovereignty. 

A core UN principle 

“Recent statements by the Secretary-General and numerous Member States have…