Norway plans UN vote to demand Israel allow aid into Gaza

Norway is planning a resolution for the United Nations General Assembly to vote on demanding that Israel lift restrictions on aid to Palestinians in Gaza, according to the country's foreign minister.

Norway led the call for a UN resolution asking the International Criminal Court to issue an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligation to allow aid into Gaza.

International law requires Israel to facilitate the entry of UN aid into Gaza, the ICJ ruled on Wednesday. Israel is also obliged to allow aid into Gaza under a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US, Turkey, Egypt and Qatar. 

“Norway intends to follow up on this (ICJ) decision with a new resolution at the UN General Assembly,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said.