THE top United Nations court heard today that Israel is breaching international law in the occupied Palestinian territories, as local health officials reported that Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 27 more people.

Israel has carried out daily strikes on Gaza since ending its ceasefire with Hamas last month and has also cut off the territory’s two million people from all imports, including of food and medicine, since the beginning of March.

Humanitarian workers report that supplies are running desperately low, with most people eating one meal or less a day. They reject Israeli claims that Hamas has been diverting significant quantities of aid.