Israel's actions in Gaza breach limits of self-defence, Attorney General tells ICJ

Attorney General Rossa Fanning raised the 'spiralling death toll' in Gaza and Israel's 'extensive destruction of property, including homes' in the Palestinian enclave since the Hamas attacks on October 7. File picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Israel has committed "serious breaches" of international law over many decades and should face legal consequences for its actions, the Attorney General has told the UN's highest court.

AG Rossa Fanning has also raised the "spiralling death toll" in Gaza and Israel's "extensive destruction of property, including homes" in the Palestinian enclave since the Hamas attacks on October 7.