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Qatar condemns ‘double standards’ at ICJ hearing on Israeli occupation

The International Court of Justice on February 19, 2024, began hearing arguments from more than 50 states on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories [Peter Dejong/AP]

Qatar tells the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it rejects the “double standards” when international law applies to some but not to others during a hearing on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.

“Some children are deemed worthy of protection while others are killed in their thousands,” senior Qatari diplomat Mutlaq al-Qahtani said on Friday in The Hague.

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