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.

The United Nations criticized Israel for its ban on aid in hearings at the International Court of Justice. Israel did not send a legal delegation and rejected the proceedings as biased.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the ICJ proceedings a "circus" and an attempt to "politicise" legal mechanisms to "persecute Israel”. In its written submission, Israel reiterated its position that UNRWA’s alleged Hamas infiltration justifies severing cooperation, even at the cost of aid access.