THE HAGUE – The top United Nations court is set to give an opinion Wednesday on Israel’s legal obligations to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

The U.N. General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice last year to give an advisory opinion on Israel’s legal obligations after the country effectively banned the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main provider of aid to Gaza, from operating in the territory.

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Advisory opinions carry significant legal weight and experts say the case could have broader ramifications for the U.N. and its missions worldwide.

A ceasefire to consider

The proceedings predate the current fragile U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement, which took effect on Oct

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