Jakarta, May 1 -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized that Israel is obligated to facilitate and provide all necessary assistance to the UN as well as other international organizations and third states amid its ongoing war against Palestine.

The call was made during public hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel's obligations in connection with its activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, at the Hague, on Wednesday (April 30).

According to Sugiono, Israel must "immediately halt military offensive and any other action which may inflict on the Palestinian people and to maintain the opening of the Rafah crossing for unhindered provision of the urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assist...