On March 1, 2024, Nicaragua initiated proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging Germany violated international law by funding Israel and halting aid to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA).
In its official application, Nicaragua accuses Germany of failing to fulfill its obligation under the Geneva Conventions to prevent "serious violations of peremptory norms of international law" in Gaza. Nicaragua also alleges that Germany not only failed to prevent genocide from being committed...