PHOTO: Image taken from a video released by the Israeli Defense Forces on Nov. 14, 2023. An Israeli soldier holds a weapon in Gaza City. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has warned that he’s considering war crimes charges over Israel’s conduct of the war and blockade of supplies into Gaza.
Khan warned, “Israel has clear obligations in relation to its war with Hamas, not just moral obligations but legal obligations to comply with the laws of conflict.”
The United Nations is also collecting evidence, saying Israel may be committing the crime of “collective punishment” with its siege.
A spokesman for the group Justice Now! demonstrating at the International Criminal Court, said, “We want the International Criminal Court to hold Netanyahu accountable for the war crimes and crimes against humanity that Israel is committing.”
But nations are not charged with war crimes. Individuals are charged. And those charges don’t come after weeks but, in most cases, after many years of investigation. The International Criminal Court would also have to prove Israeli officials willfully tried to kill civilians or cause suffering.
Geoffrey Corn, former U.S. Army Senior Advisor on law of war issues, currently leads the
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