Amnesty calls on Israel to end 'brutal occupation' as public hearings begin

A large crowd in Dublin demonstrated in support of Palestinians over the weekend. Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

International human rights organisation Amnesty International has called for Israel to end its “brutal occupation” of Gaza and the West Bank ahead of the beginning of public hearings at the International Court of Justice regarding the occupation.

The organisation’s secretary general Agnes Callamard said that the occupation has “entrenched” a system of “apartheid” placed on Palestinian citizens, and that it has been characterised by “widespread and systematic human rights violations against Palestinians”.