Yesh Din, a rights group that works on rights issues in the occupied territories, said the abuse of Palestinians and occupation of their land is “not an internal Israeli issue”, Al Jazeera reports.

In a series of posts on social media following the world court’s ruling that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem is unlawful and must end, the rights group said those in Israel should not be surprised to “find themselves on the defendants’ bench”.

“Those who impose military, forceful, and oppressive rule on millions of people for over 57 years, rob them of their rights, seek to annex their lands, and implement apartheid policies should not be surprised,” the group said.

“The occupation of the West Bank is illegal, and it is the occupier’s duty to end it immediately. The occupation is not an internal Israeli issue,” it added.