British government lawyers said that Israel, bound by the Geneva Convention, granted the International Committee of the Red Cross to Palestinian prisoners, could not prove that it refused to do so by pointing out Hamas' treatment of Israel's hostages.
Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, the fourth day of lawsuits in the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
She said refusal to Hamas to get the ICRC out of the hostages caught by Israel in the attacks could not be a reason for Israel's action. She added that the ICRC played a crucial role in protecting and promoting the lives and dignity of victims of arms conflict.
British lawyers also insist that the UN Palestinian Relief Agency's Unfa should be regarded as a neutral and impartial body and that the Israeli government has the responsibility to cooperate to provide assistance to the Palestinian people.
“Israel must promote adequate, rapid, safe and unwelcome humanitarian regulations for Gaza's population, including food, water and electricity, and must ensure access to medical services in accordance with international humanitarian law,” Langrish said.
Her submission reflects the British government's determination to comply with international law, even if it creates serious political difficulties with Israel's allies. It also reveals obvious legal differences through arguments made to the court the day before.
Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza since March 2, resulting in desperate reports of 2 million people. The United Nations General Assembly has requested the International Court of Justice to provide advisory comments on Israel's obligation to allow assistance to Gaza and its obligation to cooperate with UN agencies.
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It makes sense that Israel and its chief legal supporter, the United States, claimed that it had ended all cooperation with the Bank of UNRWA, because only assistance to neutral bodies was needed under the Geneva Convention, a description that the northern and earthly unrwa was confiscated due to the alleged infiltration of Hamas.
More than 40 countries and agencies, including the United Nations itself, are submitting oral submissions to the top UN courts.
Langrish said: “The United Kingdom believes that the UNRWA is a just humanitarian organization out of Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Justice, because impartiality is considered to be neutral in meaning, and outdoors also meet that requirement.”
She said Israel was bound by Article 59 as the right to occupy, “promoting the provision of food, stuff, medical supplies and clothing to the occupied Palestinian territory”.
“With a portion of the population insufficient, this obligation continues to apply,” she said. “This obligation is unconditional. Promote wholehearted cooperation in the rapid implementation of these plans. This includes providing transportation, storage and allocation facilities. ”
She also noted that under Article 55, Israel should fulfill its obligation to provide relief through third parties such as UNRWA, “the right to occupy must ensure that the security and security of that third party is as much as possible”.
She believes that Israel has only limited rights to choose agents to distribute assistance.
