Israel has launched an international campaign to put pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to stop it investigating Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, Al-Watan Voice reported yesterday.
BREAKING: #ICC Finally Approves #Investigation into #WarCrimes in Occupied #Palestine https://t.co/tg8pQrShG8 via @PalestineChron #IsraeliCrimes pic.twitter.com/5GLjlDaepF
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 5, 2021
Quoting Israeli website Walla!, Al-Watan Voice said that the Israeli Foreign Ministry had sent a secret message to scores of Israeli embassies around the world with directives related to the ICC ruling which said the international body has jurisdiction to look into possible war crimes carried out in the occupied Palestinian territories by occupation forces.
#Investigation to Move Forward: Everything You Need to Know about #ICC Latest Ruling on #Israeli #WarCrimes (SPECIAL REPORT) https://t.co/VWb9AWtd6q via @PalestineChron https://t.co/xnrUHJ9Nr9 pic.twitter.com/btHMhrJiHV
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 8, 2021
It also reported senior Israeli officials saying that Tel Aviv plans to ask scores of countries around the world to send messages to ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asking her not to go ahead with the probe.
I am a #Jew and I Want #Palestinians Heard in #Court https://t.co/pnrxjo9CXP via @PalestineChron #Gaza #IsraeliCrimes #ICC
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 8, 2021
On Friday, the ICC ruled that it has the jurisdiction to investigate potential war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, including occupied Jerusalem, the West Bank, and besieged Gaza Strip.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
