from Press TV
International concerns are growing as Israel’s ground invasion of Rafah is looming large, with world leaders expressing grave concerns over the military operation against the densely populated area in the far south of Gaza.
Scores of people, including children, were killed on Monday as extremely intense Israeli airstrikes and shelling pounded locations in Rafah, where a million Palestinian refugees have more than doubled the local population after being driven from the rest of the besieged territory by Israel’s military offensive.
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said in a social media post on Monday that he was “deeply concerned by the reported bombardment and potential ground incursion by Israeli forces in Rafah.”
Khan warned that Israeli is on notice for Rafah strikes and that his office is “actively investigating any crimes allegedly committed” in the war and those “in breach of the law will be held accountable.”
“All wars have rules and the laws applicable to armed conflict cannot be interpreted so as to render them hollow or devoid of meaning,” he wrote.
The ICC chief criticized Israel for not changing its conduct in Gaza, warning that “those who do not comply with the law should not complain later when my office takes action pursuant to its mandate.”...
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