‘Israel has a case to answer before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the evidence continues to mount’.⁣ ⁣ UN human rights chief Volker Turk has condemned Israel for its ‘mass killing’ of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and ‘hindering of sufficient lifesaving aid’, saying the country had a case to answer before the International Court of Justice.⁣ ⁣ Turk, who heads the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, stopped short of describing the Gaza conflict as an unfolding genocide, as hundreds of UN staff had urged him to do.⁣ ⁣ Israel has previously rejected accusations of genocide in Gaza, citing its right to self-defense following the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 that killed 1,200 people and resulted in the capture of 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures.⁣ ⁣ #israel #un #gaza #palestine #unitednations #icj #internationalcriminalcourt