Palestinian president says Israel must be compelled to implement UN court’s judgment as Israel rejects decision as ‘fundamentally wrong’
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The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has welcomed the international court of justice’s (ICJ’s) landmark ruling that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories violates international law, calling the decision “historic” and saying Israel must be compelled to implement it.
Hamas demanded “immediate action” against the Israeli occupation after the ICJ ruling. In a statement the Palestinian militant group welcomed the decision, saying it puts “the international system before the imperative of immediate action to end the occupation”.
Israel threatened reprisals after a drone claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed a civilian in a Tel Aviv apartment building near a US embassy branch office. The pre-dawn attack drew condemnation from António Guterres and an appeal for “maximum restraint” to avoid “further escalation in the region”. Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant vowed revenge on Friday, posting on X: “The security system will settle the score with all who try to harm the state of Israel, or sends terrorism against it, in a decisive and surprising manner.” Military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Israel believed the drone used was Iranian-made and upgraded so it could reach Tel Aviv from Yemen, at least 1,800km (1,100 miles) away.
