On April 30, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected [3] Nicaragua's request [4] to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in a preliminary ruling. 

Nicaragua brought the case in March, claiming Germany violated its obligations under the Genocide Convention through its political, financial, and military support for Israel and withdrawal of funding to UNRWA. Germany is the second-biggest supplier of military weapons to Israel [5] behind the United States. 

In a 15-1 vote, the ICJ judges found that the legal arguments presented did not meet the threshold to issue an order against Germany. However, the Court also rejected Germany's request to dismiss the case due to a lack of jurisdiction, allowing the case to move forward and the Court to hear arguments from both sides on the case's merits.