Israel boycotts hearing at UN’s top court on banning of aid agency for Palestinians

Jerusalem
CNN
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Israel on Monday boycotted a hearing at the United Nations’ top court on its decision to ban a UN aid agency that has served millions of Palestinians since it was established in 1949.

The hearings will look at Israel’s obligations, both as a member of the United Nations and as an occupying power, toward the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The aid agency provides education, healthcare and social services to nearly 6 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East.

The hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which began in The Hague on Monday following a request by the UN General Assembly, are…