The League of Arab States has called Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories an “affront to international justice”, saying failure to end it amounted to “genocide”, AFP reports.

The International Court of Justice has entered its last day of week-long hearings after a request from the United Nations, with an unprecedented 52 countries giving their views on Israel’s occupation.

“This prolonged occupation is an affront to international justice,” the 22 Arab-country bloc’s representative told judges in The Hague.

“The failure to bring it to an end has led to the current horrors perpetrated against the Palestinian people, amounting to genocide,” Abdel Hakim El-Rifai said.

Speakers have warned that a prolonged occupation posed an “extreme danger” to stability in the Middle East and beyond.

“If left unchecked, it runs the risk of not only threatening regional, but also global peace and security,” Turkey’s representative Ahmet Yildiz said.