UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will transmit the advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which deems Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967 as unlawful, to the General Assembly, Anadolu Agency reports according to his spokesman.

Stephane Dujarric said Guterres will promptly transmit the findings to the UN General Assembly, which had requested the court’s advice in 2022. “It is for the General Assembly to decide how to proceed in this matter,” he said.

Guterres reiterates that the parties must re-engage on the long-delayed political path towards ending the occupation and resolving the conflict in line with international law, relevant UN resolutions and bilateral agreements, according to the readout.

“The only viable path is the vision of two States — Israel and a fully independent, democratic, contiguous, viable and sovereign Palestinian State — living side by side in peace and security within secure and recognized borders, on the basis of the pre-1967 lines, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States,” said the statement.