A Palestinian diplomat has told the United Nations’ top court that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza in a case that Israel criticized as part of its “systematic persecution and delegitimization.

U.N. and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel's obligations to facilitate aid deliveries.

Green onions are displayed for sale at an outdoor food market in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Somaya Al-Najjar, 60, pours frying oil to cook peas in their family tent in Muwasi,