Israel boycotts UN court; Palestinians say Israel wants to erase them

Israel refused to participate in a hearing on Monday before the top United Nations court in The Hague over the entry of aid to the Gaza Strip, as Palestinians accused Israel of wanting to destroy them. "Israel intends the destruction of our people; it wants the erasure of the Palestinian people," Ammar Hijazi, Palestinian ambassador to the Netherlands, told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Dutch city. He argued that Israel is using humanitarian aid as a weapon, which he said const