An Algerian lawyers’ group announced Friday that it filed a lawsuit with the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague against Israeli officials “involved in committing genocide crimes against the Palestinian people”.
The Algerian National Union of Bar Associations said the lawsuit was also signed by the Tunisian, Jordanian, Mauritanian, and Palestinian bar associations, Anadolu Agency reported.
It said the lawsuit is based on documentation gathered from authentic sources and includes photos and videos that document Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip.
It included official documents issued by UN bodies, international groups and recent orders by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which affirmed plausible evidence of genocide crimes in Gaza.
The United Nations (UN) court on Jan 26 found South Africa’s claim that Israel is committing genocide plausible.
The court issued an interim order urging Israel to stop obstructing aid deliveries into Gaza and to improve the humanitarian situation.
The statement noted that an international team was formed to follow Israeli crimes committed in Gaza.
Israel launched a deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct 7 that killed at least 27,131 Palestinians and injured 66,287. To date, nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed.
The Israeli offensive has left 85 percent of Gaza’s population internally displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60 percent of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.
- Bernama
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