ICC Prosecutor Warns Impeding Aid to Gaza May Be a Crime as Israel-Hamas War Investigated

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced that the ICC is conducting active investigations into the recent Hamas massacres and the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. Khan warned that preventing access to humanitarian aid could be considered a war crime and urged Israel to allow more trucks into Gaza. He also expressed concern about the increase in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. Israel, which is not a member of the ICC, has refused to cooperate with the court. Khan emphasized that both Israel and Palestine must cooperate with the investigations, and he called for the immediate release of all hostages taken from Israel. He also urged Israel to ensure that civilians in Gaza receive basic food and medicine, as impeding relief supplies may constitute a crime within the court's jurisdiction.