U.N. and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel's obligations to facilitate aid deliveries.

The United Nations criticized Israel for its ban on aid in hearings at the International Court of Justice. Israel did not send a legal delegation and rejected the proceedings as biased.

Israel’s foreign minister said Monday that the top U.N. court’s hearing on humanitarian aid to Gaza was part of a “systematic persecution and delegitimization” of his country. In a live briefing, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the court was “becoming completely politicized.