Hungary plans to withdraw from International Criminal Court
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The court said it had “reasonable grounds” to believe Netanyahu bears criminal responsibility for war crimes including “starvation as a method of warfare” and “the crimes against humanity of murder, ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary's capital early Thursday to red carpet treatment despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the world's top war crimes court.
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Israel has rejected the accusations, which it says are politically motivated and fueled by antisemitism.
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Irish Examiner on MSNIsraeli strikes Gaza overnight, leaves more than 50 Palestinians deadIsrael has imposed a month-long halt on all imports of food, fuel and humanitarian aid that has left civilians facing acute shortages as supplies dwindle.
Israel’s Attorney-General Galia Beharav-Miara has greenlighted war crimes against the Palestinians. As she acknowledged in her defence, she gave her legal support for the government’s “operational approach to Gaza.
The World Court said on Friday it would hear a case brought by Sudan demanding emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates and accusing the Gulf state of violating obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming paramilitary forces.
The NGO ActionAid called the month-long Israeli ban on aid entering Gaza "appalling" and warned a "new cycle of starvation and thirst" loomed. On Tuesday, the UN dismissed as "ridiculous", an Israeli assertion that there was enough food in Gaza to last its roughly two million residents for a long time.
Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones.