Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 13, 2024
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan warned Israel on Tuesday of harsher war crimes scrutiny if it invades Rafah, as well as for its general conduct in the war. This is not a verbal threat to be shrugged away, and it may just be the most dramatic war-crimes moment for Israel to date.
There has not been any public hearing yet, the word “genocide” was not used, and Israeli officials had not issued any public response by press time, leaving Khan’s statement to be swallowed up and mostly ignored by Israeli media in favor of the hostage rescue.
But anyone who ignores Khan’s threat simply does not understand the power and influence of the ICC.
The world followed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with bated breath last month during the two days of public hearings attended by South Africa’s and Israel’s legal teams, as well as the day of the interim decision on genocide allegations. …SOURCE