Today, Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, delivered the written pleading of the State of Palestine to the International Court of Justice, at its headquarters in The Hague, so that the court can issue its opinion and legal opinion on the nature of the Israeli colonial occupation in the occupied Palestinian territory and the legal consequences arising from that, and the duties of states and the United Nations.

This came during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Maliki, and his accompanying delegation, with the Registry, Philippe Gauthier.

Al-Maliki said that this is a historic day for the Palestinian people, and its impact will contribute to the consolidation of international justice, stressing the importance of this event for the Palestinian people and their struggle and quest for justice and freedom.

He stressed that the State of Palestine will carry out all its duties to ensure the progress of work to complete the work and procedures until the court issues its legal advisory opinion, pointing to the high confidence in the efficiency and independence of the International Court of Justice.

Al-Maliki stressed that the State of Palestine submitted the written pleading in implementation of the resolution of the General Assembly, the decisions of the International Court of Justice, and as part of the diplomatic and legal movement led by the State of Palestine to preserve the rights of our people and protect them from crimes committed by Israel, the illegal occupying power, leading to the accountability and accountability of Israeli war criminals, and the lifting of immunity from them.

He said, "Today, by taking this step, we will have accumulated efforts towards accountability, which have been around for a long time."

He stressed the importance and role of the International Court of Justice in considering the legitimacy of the existence and continuation of the Israeli colonial occupation, and the importance of the multilateral international system and its legal institutions, led by the Court, as the highest international judicial body, and the binding of what is issued by it.

He stressed that the pleading presented irrefutable evidence and facts of Israel's illegal policies and practices, and painted a clear picture of the crimes and suffering suffered by the Palestinian people over the decades and since the Nakba. The situation creates legal consequences and obligations for Israel first, and for the countries and organizations of the international community to combat these illegal actions.

Minister Al-Maliki appreciated the principled role of brotherly and friendly countries that have submitted and will present their written pleadings, and thanked them for their positive involvement in working with the International Court of Justice to issue its legal opinion.

He called on the parties that decided to be on the sidelines of history, by presenting pleadings hostile to international law and the rights of the Palestinian people seeking justice, to review their positions and not encourage Israel to persist in its crimes, and that their positions will offend them and will not stop the wheel of justice.