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ICC monitors Israeli-Palestinian violence for war crimes

Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, says she is monitoring the escalating violence in the Palestinian territories and Israel.

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Bodies of Palestinians killed in an airstrike lie in a morgue east of Gaza City on May 12, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. — Fatima Shbair/Getty Images

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court says she is monitoring the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas for potential war crimes.

“I note with great concern the escalation of violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in and around Gaza, and the possible commission of crimes under the Rome Statute,” Fatou Bensouda said in a statement on Wednesday. 

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