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Top UN Court: Israel Must Ease Aid Into Gaza, Provide 'Basic Needs'

The ICJ is weighing a series of cases revolving around the war in Gaza (Credit: AFP)

The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with "basic needs" essential to survival.

The wide-ranging ICJ ruling came as aid groups are scrambling to scale up much-needed humanitarian assistance into Gaza, seizing upon a fragile ceasefire agreed earlier this month.

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