The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hear Germany's objections in the case Nicaragua brought against Germany over the Gaza conflict, according to a report by Anadolu Ajansi.

Nicaragua filed the case at the ICJ in The Hague, accusing Germany of complicity in genocide through its support for Israel amid the war in Gaza. Germany has disputed the court's jurisdiction and the admissibility of Nicaragua's claims, and the court will now consider those preliminary objections before addressing the merits of the case.

Under the ICJ's procedural framework, preliminary objections suspend proceedings on the merits until the court rules on whether it can hear the substance of the dispute. The hearing of Germany's objections marks the next procedural stage in a case that has drawn significant international attention since Nicaragua initiated proceedings.

For practitioners, the development means the case will not advance to substantive arguments until the ICJ determines whether Nicaragua's application can proceed. A ruling in Germany's favour on jurisdiction or admissibility would end the case without consideration of the merits. If the court rejects the objections, proceedings on Nicaragua's genocide-related claims against Germany would continue.

The ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has been seized of multiple cases arising from the Gaza conflict, and the Nicaragua v. Germany proceedings run alongside separate litigation before the same court.