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On November 21, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it had issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military wing commander Mohammed Diab Ibrahim...

The discovery of hundreds of bodies in the rubble of Gaza buildings destroyed in Israel's genocidal war on the Palestinian territory has raised fresh concerns about possible war crimes. U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said Tuesday that the remains of what appeared to be entire families were being unearthed from sites destroyed during Israeli attacks. "It is heartbreaking that the loved ones of those ​missing for ⁠so long are only now having their worst fears confirmed," he said in a statement. He said the discoveries revived concerns raised in a 2024 U.N. report that found Israeli strikes on residential buildings and other civilian sites during the early weeks of the war may have violated international humanitarian law. "Every feasible effort must be taken to document and identify these victims, preserve forensic information and biological samples, record their burial locations and inform their families." "The discovery of extensive remains under the rubble in Gaza City resurfaces (the) concerns of war crimes and other atrocity crimes," he warned. The Israeli prime minister's office and Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Israel rejects that it deliberately targets civilians and claims it acted in accordance with international law...

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry has confirmed that Israeli occupation forces committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. Commission member Chris Sidoti stated that the investigation spanned two...