Palestinian officials welcome delegates from the International Criminal Court, saying they hope it will lead to a war crimes investigation against Israel.
Officials from the world’s only permanent war crimes court are visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories this week against the backdrop of a probe into the 2014 Gaza war.
But chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says the trip is not linked to her ongoing initial inquiry on the war. She says the visit is for “outreach and education activities” to raise awareness about the ICC and her own office.
The official schedule does not include a visit to Gaza.
“Palestine is a serious test to the ICC and I don’t think they can afford to fail it,” says Ammar Hijazi, a Palestinian foreign ministry official, tells journalists. “If they fail Palestine’s test, the whole ICC and the whole international criminal system will collapse.”
— AFP
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