Israel is concerned that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for officials on charges related to its devastating military assault on Gaza.
JERUSALEM — Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to its devastating military assault on Gaza .The ICC —which can charge individuals with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide—is investigating Hamas' Oct. 7 cross-border attack and Israel 's bombardment of Hamas-ruled Gaza , now in its seventh month.
Israel is not a member of the court and does not recognize its jurisdiction, but the Palestinian territories were admitted with the status of a member state in 2015.In October, ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said the court had jurisdiction over any potential war crimes committed by Hamas fighters in Israel and by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.
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