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A pair of human rights experts on Friday urged the International Criminal Court to prosecute any Israelis who have played a part in the assault on Gaza's healthcare system, which is in tatters after months of relentless airstrikes, shelling, and a suffocating blockade.
'Israel's destruction of Gaza's healthcare system is not only an important part of the genocide charges —it is also a blatant war crime that should be prosecuted outright by the International Criminal Court,' Sparrow and Roth wrote Friday, noting that while the International Court of Justice 'resolves disputes between states, the ICC adjudicates criminal prosecutions of individuals.
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