Case Filed at International Criminal Court by Palestinian Rights Organizations

Palestinian Rights Organizations, Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, filed a lawsuit with the ICC calling on the institution to probe Israel for allegations of "apartheid" and "genocide" while seeking the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. The lawsuit emphasizes the need for immediate "attention to the continuous barrage of Israeli air strikes on densely populated civilian areas within the Gaza Strip." The legal document also urged the ICC to broaden its ongoing investigation into war crimes by examining issues such as "the suffocating siege imposed on [Gaza], the forced displacement of its population, the use of toxic gas, and the deprivation of essential necessities like food, water, fuel, and electricity." These actions, as asserted in the lawsuit, constitute "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity," encompassing allegations of "genocide." The three organizations are calling for the issuance of arrest warrants targeting Israel's President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to take action to hold Israel accountable for the crimes it is committing against Palestinians in Gaza. He stated that in Palestine under occupation, all human, moral, religious, and legal standards and values have crumbled due to the brutal massacres carried out by the occupying forces against the Palestinian people.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory on November 10: "The solution to this situation is the end of the occupation, and full respect for the right to self-determination for Palestinians. As I have said time and again, for the violence to end, the occupation needs to end. Member States need to invest all the effort that is necessary into finding a sustainable peace for all Palestinians and Israelis."

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Volume 53 Number 23 - November 2023

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