Israeli airstrikes on four multi-storey buildings towards the end of its 50-day military assault on Gaza this summer amounted to war crimes, rights group Amnesty International has said. A new report released by the London-based rights organisation on Tuesday claimed that the attacks on the civilian buildings on the last[…]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Israel is guilty of “war crimes” in the Mavi Marmara raid, which nine Turkish activists were killed by Israeli commandos, Turkey’s IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation announced on Tuesday. The International Criminal Court opened a preliminary examination into the events surrounding the 2010 Israel Navy[…]
Israel’s brutal bombardment of civilians during the 50 day Gaza conflict may be tantamount to war crimes. That’s according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday, which accuses Israel of violating “the laws of war”, in relation to military air strikes on three Gaza schools housing displaced[…]
The Palestinian Authority has so far prevented the launch of a formal investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinian factions during the 50-day Gaza war last July and August, according to officials at the International Criminal Court. In a confidential letter obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera’s[…]
In the wake of allegations of war crimes committed by the Israeli military during its brutal campaign on the Gaza Strip, the Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) are set to reconvene for a session on the issue within the coming weeks. More than 2000 Gazans, the majority of which are[…]
The United Nations has named experts to an international commission of inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes committed by both sides during Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Israel responded to Monday’s announcement, dismissing the inquiry as a UN Human Rights Council “kangaroo court”. Sami Abu[…]
UCT human rights expert Cathy Powell does not believe the Palestinian government will achieve its aims to have Israel prosecuted for war crimes at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riad al-Malki, visited the ICC on Tuesday, with the aim of pushing for war crimes charges to be[…]
The names of two South Africans alleged to be serving in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) have been handed over to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development for investigation. The Action Forum for Palestine, who formed part of a joint delegation with the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) met[…]
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki will on Tuesday visit the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands as he pushes for a war crimes case against Israel after nearly a month of fighting in the Gaza Strip. The visit takes place shortly after Israeli and the Hamas movement entered a 72-hour[…]
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