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07 May 2025

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION
Obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and
activities of the United Nations, other international
organizations and third States in and in relation to the
Occupied Palestinian Territory

Written Reply of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Question put by Judge Sebutinde

I – Question put by Judge Sebutinde “Which third States and other international organizations operate to provide basic services and humanitarian and developmental assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory? To what extent have restrictions, if any, been placed upon their operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory by Israel since 2 March 2025?”

II – Written reply of the Federative Republic of Brazil

1. Among Brazil’s humanitarian donations for the people of the Gaza Strip, approximately 150 water purifiers with accessories which were supposed to be forwarded by the Egyptian Red Crescent to the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza, in November 2023, were denied entry into Gaza and, due to restrictions placed by Israel, have been stored in Al Arish, where they now have remained for over a year, with no prospect of delivery. Several attempts have been made to negotiate the entry of the purifiers into the Palestinian territory, to no avail.

2. On April 14, 2025, following a request made to COGAT – the Israeli military body that coordinates the entry of humanitarian assistance in the occupied Palestinian territory – the Representative Office of Brazil in Ramallah informed that Israeli customs authorities had authorized the entry of 100,000 doses of polio vaccines donated by Brazil. Nevertheless, the operation was placed on hold due to airspace restrictions imposed by Israel and is still pending.