From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
ICC prosecutor ‘keeping close eye’ on Gaza violence
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says she is keeping a “close eye” on the escalating tension in the Gaza Strip and will not hesitate to act if necessary.
Bensouda says she is “alarmed by the continued violence, perpetrated by actors on both sides, at the Gaza border with Israel.”
“I therefore feel compelled to remind all parties that the situation remains under preliminary examination by my office,” she says in a statement. “I continue to keep a close eye on the developments on the ground and will not hesitate to take any appropriate action.”
The ICC launched a preliminary probe in 2015 into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and the Gaza Strip in the wake of the 2014 war.
— with AFP
The Times of Israel Community.