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Israel Tells ICC It Has No Jurisdiction to Probe Alleged War Crimes
(Ha'aretz) Judy Maltz - Israel told the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday that it has no jurisdiction to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza. "Israel vehemently rejects the claim that it is committing war crimes and stresses its unequivocal stance that the ICC has no jurisdiction to open a probe against it. This stance has been made clear to the ICC through other countries and world-renowned experts," the Prime Minister's Office said. Moreover, "Israel is a law-abiding country that is capable of carrying out its own investigation."