"The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected one of Israel's legal challenges seeking to block an investigation into its actions in the genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, dealing a blow to Israel's efforts to derail the case. In their decision issued on Monday, judges refused to overturn a lower court decision allowing the ICC prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes in Israel's war on Gaza following the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023."
"The appeal focused on whether the ICC prosecutor was required to issue a fresh notification to Israel before investigating events that took place after October 7, 2023. Israel argued that the post-October 7 assault on Gaza constituted a new situation, triggered by additional referrals submitted to the court by seven other countries since November 2023, including South Africa, Chile and Mexico."
ICC appeals chamber rejected Israel's legal challenge and refused to overturn a lower-court decision allowing the prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes in Gaza after the October 7, 2023 attack. The decision permits continuation of the Palestine investigation and preserves arrest warrants issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel denies committing war crimes and does not recognize ICC jurisdiction. The court issued and later withdrew an arrest warrant for a Hamas leader after credible reports of his death. Judges ruled the original 2021 notification already covered later events, so no fresh notification was required.
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