The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared Israel an illegal state.

Original review summary

The ICJ’s 19 July 2024 advisory opinion said Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, is illegal under international law; it did not declare Israel an illegal state or comment on its sovereignty. The review also says the video’s speaker, Riyad Al-Maliki, described the occupation as illegal but did not say the ICJ had declared Israel an illegal state.[S1]