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ICC prosecutor: ‘Possible crimes’ committed in violence between Israel, Palestinians
Then-chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda at the opening of the court's judicial year with a Special Session at the seat of the court in The Hague, January 23, 2020. (courtesy ICC)
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court voices concern at the escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinians and says “crimes” may have been committed.
“I note with great concern the escalation of violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in and around Gaza, and the possible commission of crimes under the [ICC’s guiding] Rome Statute,” Fatou Bensouda says on Twitter.
Bensouda announced on March 3 that she was opening an investigation into actions committed by Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem since 2014. Israel says the court doesn’t have jurisdiction to investigate the matter.
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