Top UN court to open hearings on Israel's aid obligation to Palestinians

United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague at 10:00 am (0800 GMT), followed by a Palestinian submission. Another 38 countries will then address the 15-judge panel, including the United States, China, France, Russia and Saudi Arabia. The League of Arab States, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the African Union will also make submissions. The UN's General Assembly approved a resolution in December asking the ICJ...