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The UN’s top court will issue a non-binding advisory opinion on Israel’s legal obligations toward UN agencies in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, following laws that ban UNRWA activity and contact with Israeli officials. Judges will assess whether the ban violates UN agency independence and whether restrictions on Gaza aid crossings breach humanitarian law. UN officials and Palestinian counsel argued Israel must facilitate UN operations; Israel called the process a political circus and cited self‑defence. UNRWA reports staff killings and blocked aid access. The case tests whether a member state can bar a UN agency.

Prepared by Rachel Morgan and reviewed by editorial team.