Head of the Egyptian State Information Service Diaa Rashwan announced Egypt’s participation in the advisory opinion requested by the United Nations General Assembly from the International Court of Justice regarding Israeli policies and practices in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, indicating that Egypt has submitted a memorandum to the court and will present oral arguments before the court on February 21 of this year.
In a statement released on Sunday, Rashwan stated that the oral arguments include confirming the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice to consider the advisory opinion, considering the United Nations General Assembly as one of the authorized bodies under the organization’s charter to request an advisory opinion from the court.
This is because the matter concerns the legal dimensions of the Israeli settlements unlawfully established in the occupied Palestinian territories, which violate the principles of international law and international legitimacy resolutions, he added.
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