The highest UN court rejects Nicaragua’s request to Germany to stop aid to Israel

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The U.N. top court on Tuesday rejected a request from Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza.

The International Court of Justice said the legal conditions for issuing such an order were not met and ruled 15-1 against the request, effectively siding with Germany, which told the justices it hardly exports weapons to Israel.