In the advisory proceedings on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, 15 written comments have been filed in the registry of the international court of justice, said the International Court of Justice today. It is recalled that in its Order of 3 February 2023, the Court, pursuant to Article 66, paragraph 4, of its Statute, fixed 25 October 2023 as the time-limit within which States and organizations having presented written statements in the proceedings might submit written comments on the written statements made by other States or organizations. Fourteen written comments were filed in the Registry within this time-limit by (in order of receipt): Jordan, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Qatar, Belize, Bangladesh, the observer State of Palestine, the United States of America, Indonesia, Chile, the League of Arab States, Egypt, Algeria, Guatemala and Namibia. In addition, the President of the Court dec
ided, on an exceptional basis, to authorize the late filing of the written comments of Pakistan on 2 November 2023. The public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion are scheduled to open on Monday 19 February 2024.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA