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PressTV-ICC opens probe into Israel war crimes


The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a preliminary investigation into Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Friday, the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said she will conduct the examination in "full independence and impartiality."

Herman von Herbel, who serves as ICC registrar, confirmed on January 5 that the body has received documents from the Palestinian Authority declaring its acceptance of the body’s jurisdiction.

The move paves the way for the ICC investigation of crimes by the Israeli regime, which is not a member of the court, committed during the recent war on Gaza.

When Palestine accedes to the Rome Statute, The Hague-based court would be able to prosecute Israeli officials for crimes they have committed over the past months in Gaza and the West Bank.

Israel’s war on Gaza, which ended in August 2014 through an Egyptian-brokered truce, killed over 2,140 Palestinians, including 577 children. Over 11,100 others, including 3,374 children, 2,088 women and 410 elderly people, were injured.

About 1,500 buildings and structures were also demolished during the Israeli offensive.

Gazan officials have warned that more people could die as tens of thousands are still displaced in the wake of the recent Israeli war, waiting for money for the reconstruction of their houses.

The Gaza Strip has been under Israel's crippling siege since 2007.

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PressTV-ICC opens probe into Israel war crimes


The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a preliminary investigation into Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Friday, the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said she will conduct the examination in "full independence and impartiality."

Herman von Herbel, who serves as ICC registrar, confirmed on January 5 that the body has received documents from the Palestinian Authority declaring its acceptance of the body’s jurisdiction.

The move paves the way for the ICC investigation of crimes by the Israeli regime, which is not a member of the court, committed during the recent war on Gaza.

When Palestine accedes to the Rome Statute, The Hague-based court would be able to prosecute Israeli officials for crimes they have committed over the past months in Gaza and the West Bank.

Israel’s war on Gaza, which ended in August 2014 through an Egyptian-brokered truce, killed over 2,140 Palestinians, including 577 children. Over 11,100 others, including 3,374 children, 2,088 women and 410 elderly people, were injured.

About 1,500 buildings and structures were also demolished during the Israeli offensive.

Gazan officials have warned that more people could die as tens of thousands are still displaced in the wake of the recent Israeli war, waiting for money for the reconstruction of their houses.

The Gaza Strip has been under Israel's crippling siege since 2007.

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i doubt ICC, might conclude there was no war crime lol
 
I wonder what conclusions they will come to. With corrupt world we live in they can get behind the scenes benefits to avoid indicting Israel of any war crimes.

FM calls to dismantle ICC after launch of 'war crimes' probe | The Times of Israel

ISRAEL & THE REGION
FM calls to dismantle ICC after launch of ‘war crimes’ probe
Liberman slams ‘scandalous’ decision; Netanyahu accuses International Criminal Court of being ‘part of the problem’
By JUSTIN JALIL AND AFP January 16, 2015, 6:50 pm119
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Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, January 4, 2014 (photo credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu panned the decision by International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Friday to open an initial probe into alleged war crimes committed against Palestinians, including during last summer’s Gaza conflict, with Lieberman calling to dismantle the court ....

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