ICC to probe 1967 war crimes, Palestinians welcome move, Israel alleges legal persecution Associated Press
The International Criminal Court said Friday that its jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, clearing the way for its chief prosecutor to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions.
The decision was welcomed by the Palestinians and decried by Israel s prime minister, who accused the court of legal persecution.
The ICC s chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said in 2019 that there was a reasonable basis to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip as well as Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank. But she asked the court to determine whether she has territorial jurisdiction before proceeding.
Hamas says no decision yet on form of participation in polls
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Palestine starts technical meetings over preparations for polls (credit: www.elections.ps). Image Source: IANS News
Gaza, Feb 4 : The Islamic Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, said that it was yet to decide on the form of participation in the upcoming general elections. It is too early to talk about the form of Hamas participation in the upcoming elections, Xinhua news agency quoted Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the Hamas political bureau, as saying at a press briefing here on Wednesday.
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Russia hopes next round of intra-Palestinian talks will be successful
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reminded that Russia welcomes the decision of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a stage-by-stage general election
MOSCOW, February 4. /TASS/. Russia expects that the next round of intra-Palestinian talks with the mediation of Egypt will bring results, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during Thursday’s briefing. We support the steady efforts of our Egyptian partners on recovering Palestinian unity. We hope that the new round of intra-Palestinian talks in Cairo will be successful. It is planned for February 8, she said.
Zakharova reminded that Russia welcomes the decision of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a stage-by-stage general election. We think that this step will help overcome the rift among Palestinians in the future and help establish steady Palestinian-Israeli negotiating process, the diplomat explained.