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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague at 10:00 am (0800 GMT), followed by a Palestinian submission.
52% : The UN has asked judges to clarify Israel's legal obligations towards the UN and its agencies, international organisations or third-party states to "ensure and facilitate the unhindered provision of urgently needed supplies essential to the survival of the Palestinian civilian population". Israel strictly controls all inflows of international aid vital for the 2.4 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
35% : This has triggered what the UN has described as "likely the worst" humanitarian crisis the occupied Palestinian territory has faced since the war started after the Hamas October 7, 2023, attack. - 'Broad frustration' - That attack resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

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