2024, he added. Regarding the advisory opinion, the Egyptian memorandum focuses on the illegality of the over-75-year-old Israeli occupation in violation of the principles of international humanitarian law. It also focuses on the Israel's policies such as land annexation, home demolitions, and the expulsion and displacement of Palestinians, which are seen as violations of peremptory norms of international law, including the right to self-determination and the prohibition of acquiring territory by force. The memorandum also rejects Israel's policies of persecution, racial discrimination and other practices, which flagrantly violate the principles of international humanitarian law and human rights law. The Egyptian memorandum and oral argument call on the court to affirm Israel's responsibility for all these internationally illegal acts, which necessitates Israel's immediate withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories, including the city of Jerusalem.

Source: Egypt Today February 18, 2024 14:22 UTC