The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced she would begin a comprehensive full-scale inquiry into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian Territories as soon as the court’s jurisdiction had been settled.
The ICC’s chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said a preparatory investigation into alleged war crimes, started in 2015, had presented sufficient information to meet all standards for opening an investigation.
“I am satisfied that … war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip,” Bensouda said in a statement.
The Palestinians embraced the ruling but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ICC had no jurisdiction to investigate the Palestinian Territories.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said the ICC decision was “a dark day in the history of Israel”.
“Palestine welcomes this step as a long-overdue step to move the process forward towards an investigation, after nearly five long and difficult years of preliminary examination,” a statement from the foreign ministry said.
The Ministry of Defense has just revealed, in a press release published on its official…
The total number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the…
Speaking to Tunisie Numérique, Director General of the National Authority for Health Safety of Food…
In a statement granted to Tunisie Numérique, MP and member of the Committee on Industry,…
During the next three days, temperatures will surpass the average for June, exceeding normal by…
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Council decided on Wednesday to name Mark Rutte, the current…
This website uses cookies.