The Palestinian Authority has submitted the first evidence of alleged Israeli war crimes committed during the Gaza conflict in 2014 to the International Criminal Court, seeking to accelerate the investigation of these abuses.<\/p>\n
After meeting the ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said that he had submitted the dossiers concerning the 2014 Gaza war, as well as Israeli settlements on the occupied Palestinian land and treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cPalestine is a test for the credibility of international mechanisms … a test the world cannot afford to fail. Palestine has decided to seek justice, not vengeance,\u201d Maliki said.<\/p>\n
He also added that he had agreed with prosecutors on a date of their visit to Palestine, although he did not reveal the exact time. \u201cIt depends on their ability to enter Palestinian territory without problems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
ICC prosecutors intend to make a field visits both to Palestine and Israel, but they have not received a formal permission from Israel yet, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n
In the interview to RT, former special rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council concerning Palestinian affairs said that International Criminal Court \u201cfaces a real credibility test\u201d, as \u201cif chief prosecutor fails to open any investigation into crimes committed in Palestine, there is a real danger that the ICC will fall apart\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Israel denied all allegations of war crimes against its soldiers as well as disputed the UN report on alleged war crimes by claiming that its soldiers had upheld the \u201chighest international standards.\u201d It also accused Palestinian militants of firing thousands of rockets at Israeli population centers.<\/p>\n
John Dugard said that Israel had just white-washed all involvement of its forces in any abuses during the 2014 Gaza war as it is clearly determined not to prosecute its soldiers for the crimes committed during this conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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