Tag: International Criminal Court
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Israel bombs tents in Rafah with US-made bombs: Mossad Director threatened ICC Prosecutor
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has ignored calls from the International Court of Justice and the US to prevent hostilities in Rafah where most Gazans are currently displaced. Over the weekend, Israel killed dozens of Palestinians in Rafah as it bombed tents with US-made bombs. The Guardian has also published a story stating that Mossad director Yossi…
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“Over the top” but not enough for Criminal Court
Today, Biden and his officials falsely accused the International Criminal Court Prosecutor of equally equating Hamas with the Israeli government. Hamas and Netanyahu also condemned the Prosecutor. Charges requested by the ICC’s prosecutor against Netanyahu are different than the charges requested for Hamas. President Joe Biden has been telling very different things to Israeli Prime…
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International Criminal Court Prosecutor submits application for arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri
Today, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan has submitted arrest warrants over war crimes against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Galant to the International Criminal Court. They are being accused of deliberately targeting and killing civilians in combat, causing intentional civilian harm and intentionally starving the Gazan population…
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ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan to complete Libya investigations by end 2025: An arrest warrant is expected to be issued for Saif al-Gaddafi
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, was at the United Nations Security Council yesterday to update the Council on the ICC’s progress in its current investigations on Libya. The Prosecutor stated that investigations will be concluded by 2025 and will be followed by court cases. The Prosecutor is investigating war crimes and…
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Israel debates incoming arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu by the International Criminal Court
Various Israeli press reports claim that Benjamin Netanyahu is to be issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court along with various other Israeli top government and military leaders including for IDF’s chief Herzi Halevi. The ICC prosecutor Karim A. Khan investigating war crimes by Hamas and the IDF had previously warned that Israeli…
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More Russians indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Ruslan Geremeyev, two Russian nationals, for their alleged involvement in war crimes in Ukraine. According to the Court, Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Ruslan Geremeyev are accused of using the Russian air forces and navy to target missiles specific civilian targets including power…
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Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warns of criminal prosecution in the Hague against Israeli and Hamas leaders
Karim A. Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has warned that he has seen “no discernible difference” in the IDF’s behavior and warned of imminent criminal prosecution of both Israeli and Hamas leaders over their conduct in war. The prosecutor is warning that the United Nations Rome Statue has been breached by both…
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says 136 UN staff have been killed in Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced in a Tweet that 136 UN staff have been killed in Gaza. Hamas fighters have been still active in Jabalaia (north of Gaza) and Khan Younis (South of Gaza). The IDF has conducted its activities in this war without any consideration for international law, massacred civilians and journalists,…
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Russian colonel Igor Salikov escapes to the Netherlands and offers the ICC to testify on Russian war crimes
A Russian colonel who claims to have fought in Ukraine, Syria, and Africa has fled to the Netherlands and offered to testify on Russian war crimes to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Igor Salikov is a colonel who claims to have fought both in the Russian Army and the Wagner Group and fled…
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The ICC’s prosecutor Karim Khan is holding meetings in Israel and Palestine in preparation for investigations
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan is holding meetings both in Israel and Palestine in preparation for his investigations on crimes against humanity both by Hamas and the IDF. Israel does not recognise the ICC but that doesn’t mean anything because the ICC’s arrest warrants are effective irrespective whether you recognise the court or…
