A Palestinian diplomat has told the United Nations’ top court that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza in a case that Israel criticized as part of its “systematic persecution and delegitimization.

The United Nations had asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid under international law.

The U.N.'s top court is hearing arguments about whether Israel has violated international law by blocking starving Palestinians from receiving aid.

The head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, one of the most senior officials blamed for Israel’s failure to prevent the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, said on Monday he would resign after a prolonged public battle with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Embattled Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he will step down on June 15, nearly three months after Israel’s government voted for the first time ever to dismiss the head of the security agency. “My love for the homeland and my loyalty to the state are the foundation of every decision I have made in my professional life,