Palestine Intends to File Complaint with ICC against Netanyahu, Israeli Army on Charges of Genocide

Palestinian Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Shalalda told Sputnik, a Russian news agency, that Palestine intends to file a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of committing genocide against the Palestinian people.

The Palestinian minister added: "We, as victims, have the right to file complaints with the International Criminal Court, and we will sue the Israeli Prime Minister, the Chief of Staff, and all the commanders who ordered the soldiers and officers to wage this aggressive war, commit genocide against a defenseless people, and destroy civilian sites, hospitals, and homes."

Al-Shalalda confirmed Israel violates the principle of proportionality and military necessity in military operations.

The escalation between the Palestinian Hamas movement and the Israeli forces continues after Hamas launched, at dawn on Saturday, October 7, the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, in which thousands of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel, and its forces stormed Israeli settlements adjacent to the Gaza Strip and captured a large number of Israeli soldiers and civilians.