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This international consensus was further demonstrated by the ruling of the International Court of Justice “Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the OPT” as well as the continuous emphasis and reiterations by the International Committee of the Red Cross of its applicability. [...] In April 2012, following a thorough consideration of the Declaration made by the Palestinian National Authority, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC concluded that the status of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation at the UN prevented it from signing and or ratifying the Rome Statute, which in turn prevented the lodging of an Article 12(3) Declaration. [...] Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to respect fully international law applicable to the rights and protection of women and girls, especially as civilians, in particular the obligations applicable to them under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, the Refugee Convention of 1951 and the Protocol thereto of 1967, the Convention on the Elimination of All F. [...] The importance of the protection afforded to the right to health in the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, directly links to the additional protection provided to women and persons (women) with disabilities, as vulnerable and marginalised social groups, whose vulnerabilities are further exacerba. [...] Specifically, Article 56 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “To the fullest extent of the means available to it, the Occupying Power has the duty of ensuring and maintaining, with the co-operation of national and local authorities, the medical and hospital establishments and services, public health and hygiene in the Occupied Territory” 41 The blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip has led to the.