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Palestinian foreign minister cites 'clear evidence' of Israeli war crimes.
Riyad al-Malki made the statement after meeting prosecutors at the International Criminal Court.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said on Tuesday after meeting prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that there was "clear evidence" that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza. "In last 28 days, there is clear evidence of war crimes committed by Israel amounting to crimes against humanity," Malki told reporters after meetings at the ICC...
The ICC, created more than a decade ago to prosecute individuals for war crimes, is a court of last resort, meaning that it can only intervene when a country is found to be unwilling or unable to carry out its own investigation...
On July 23, the United Nations Human Rights Council launched a commission of inquiry into alleged Israeli war crimes in its current Gaza offensive, backing the Palestinian efforts to have Israel held up to international scrutiny...
Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608987
Riyad al-Malki made the statement after meeting prosecutors at the International Criminal Court.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said on Tuesday after meeting prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that there was "clear evidence" that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza. "In last 28 days, there is clear evidence of war crimes committed by Israel amounting to crimes against humanity," Malki told reporters after meetings at the ICC...
The ICC, created more than a decade ago to prosecute individuals for war crimes, is a court of last resort, meaning that it can only intervene when a country is found to be unwilling or unable to carry out its own investigation...
On July 23, the United Nations Human Rights Council launched a commission of inquiry into alleged Israeli war crimes in its current Gaza offensive, backing the Palestinian efforts to have Israel held up to international scrutiny...
Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608987