Hamas attack, and Israel's Gaza strikes, could all fall under ICC jurisdiction, prosecutor says
Karim A. A. Khan KC attends a joint briefing with Prosecutor General of Ukraine, on 14 September 2023.
The occupied Palestinian territories including the Gaza Strip fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC, meaning the court has the authority to prosecute Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza. "It's horrendous what's going on, what we're seeing on our television screens. There has to be a legal process to determine criminal responsibility," he said.
Many of the world's major powers are not members, including China, the United States, Russia, India and Egypt. Even if the ICC were to issue warrants in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the court has no police force and would rely on member states to make arrests. Citing his own Muslim faith, Khan appealed to all sides to follow religious teachings, calling for the protection of the innocent, as well as abiding by accepted international norms for the conduct of war.
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