Prosecutors at the Hague-based International
Criminal Court (ICC) will open a preliminary
inquiry into possible war crimes in the
Palestinian territories, the first formal step that
could lead to charges against officials there and
in Israel, the court has said.
They will determine whether preliminary
findings merit a full investigation into alleged
atrocities, which could result in charges against
individuals on either the Israeli or Palestinian
side.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has
recently confirmed that the Palestinians will
formally become a member of the ICC on April 1
and the court officials said that jurisdiction
would date back to June 13, 2014.
This means the court's prosecutor could
investigate the 50-day war between Israel and
Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip in July and
August 2014, during which more than 2,300
Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed,
according to Gazan medical sources. Israel said
67 soldiers and six civilians died in the same
war.
The ICC handles war crimes, crimes against
humanity and genocide. It could exercise
jurisdiction over such crimes committed by
anyone on Palestinian territory. Israel is not a
an ICC member, but its citizens could be tried
on accusations of crimes.
Earlier in January, the Palestinians delivered to
the UN headquarters in New York documents to
join the Rome Statute of the ICC and other
international treaties, in a move that has
heightened tensions with Israel.
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