(Ynet News) Attila Somfalvi - The first case the Palestinians will refer to the International Criminal Court will be the alleged crimes Israel committed in the West Bank and Gaza starting from June 13, 2014, Shawan Jabarin, director of the Ramallah-based rights group Al-Haq, said Sunday. That was the date Israel began a massive crackdown in the West Bank after the kidnapping and murder by Hamas terrorists of three Israeli teenagers. The same date had been selected by a UN commission probing rights violations during the Gaza war and the period leading up to it. If the Palestinians' application process goes as planned, they should be able to refer a case in early April, with legal preparations to that end already well under way.
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