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Sun 05 May 2024 7:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Human rights activists in the Netherlands file a complaint against Israeli officials, including Netanyahu

The "Lawyers for Peace" group in the Netherlands filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against 12 Israeli officials, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, against the backdrop of the war that Israel continues to wage in the Gaza Strip.


Lawyer Ibrahim Yildirim, one of the members of the group of about 200 lawyers, said that they had filed a complaint against prominent Israeli figures, such as Netanyahu and a number of his ministers.


He added: “This complaint consists of 163 pages, and is the most comprehensive criminal complaint to date. The complaint submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court includes 12 Israeli officials.”


He pointed out that the text of the complaint was prepared by 9 experts in the field of law and crimes.

He added: "We also started a campaign to collect signatures for those who want to support this complaint, and the number of signatories to the complaint has exceeded 500 people."


Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, which has left tens of thousands dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and massive destruction and famine that has claimed the lives of children and the elderly, according to Palestinian and UN data.


Israel continues its war despite the issuance of an immediate ceasefire resolution by the Security Council, and despite its appearance before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing "genocide."

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Human rights activists in the Netherlands file a complaint against Israeli officials, including Netanyahu

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