In Israel, a legal team from the Justice Ministry has said the government should consider applying the Geneva Convention to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Fourth Geneva Convention governs the treatment of civilians in occupied territories. According to Haaretz, the legal team made the recommendation in response to the International Court of Justice’s ruling against Israel’s construction of a 400-mile wall in the West Bank. If Israel adopted the Geneva Conventions it would mark the first time the country has acknowledged the West Bank and Gaza to be occupied territories.