United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will promptly forward to the UN General Assembly World court's landmark opinion declaring that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful.

According to the UN spokesperson, it is for the General Assembly to decide how to proceed in this matter.

It is the first time the ICJ has delivered a position on the legality of the 57-year occupation.

The International Court of Justice, based at The Hague in the Netherlands, has been examining the issue since the beginning of last year, at the request of the UN General Assembly.