Middle East crisis live: Knesset votes to back Netanyahu’s opposition to ‘unilateral’ creation of Palestinian state
by Martin Belam (now): Geneva Abdul (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#6JS8M)
99 of 120 lawmakers voted to support declaration passed earlier this week by cabinet and say any accord would have to be reached by direct negotiations
The International Court of Justice in The Hague will be sitting again today to here oral arguments in the case legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem."
The session is due to begin at 9am GMT. The proceedings are live streamed which you can watch here, and you can find all the documents here.
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