Netanyahu’s office declares Israel will not cooperate with ICC war crimes probe

Israel on Thursday said it had formally decided not to cooperate with an International Criminal Court war crimes investigation into the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The ICC’s chief prosecutor announced on 3 March that she had opened a full investigation into the situation in the Israeli-occupied territories, infuriating Israel, which is not a member of The Hague-based court. Read more: Israel threatens sanctions on Palestinians over ICC probe: reports The ICC sent a deferral notice on 9 March, which gave Israel and the Palestinian Authority a month to tell judges whether …

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