While Israel is pursuing its war against Hamas in Gaza, the International Court of Justice in the Hague has begun hearings on whether Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories since the Six Day War in 1967 is legal.
More than 50 states will present arguments before the 15 judges throughout the week, following a 2022 request from the U.N. General Assembly for an advisory, or non-binding, opinion.
Israel is not attending the hearings, but last June, it warned the Court that an advisory opinion would be harmful to any negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The BBC's Hague correspondent, Anna Holligan, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
