The United States has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it should not order the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories without security guarantees, Al Jazeera reports.

Acting legal adviser for the US State Department, Richard Visek, addressed the ICJ on Wednesday, taking a different approach to many of the other countries to address the first three days of hearings.

Twelve more countries are expected to address the world court in the Hague as hearings continue on Thursday.