Israel vowed a Rafah ground assault by Ramadan if hostages are not freed. Meanwhile, the International Court of Justice began hearings into the legality of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

Joining the discussion:

• Adnan Abu Hasna is UNRWA’s media advisor. 
• Nabeel Khoury is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Arab Center in Washington DC. 
• Said Arikat is the Washington Correspondent for Al Quds Daily.
• Dan Arbell is a Scholar-in-Residence at American University’s Center for Israeli Studies.

“What the US government seemed to be saying was, international law when it's convenient…"

Former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy deconstructs the US position at the ICJ hearings on Israel’s occupation of Palestine ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/9MiCsgBQQo

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 22, 2024

In north Gaza, 1 in 6 children under 2 years old is acutely malnourished.

An immediate humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to scale up the delivery of aid to those who need it most.https://t.co/rjX0NoKwSK pic.twitter.com/z4eVdMlfb8

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) February 21, 2024