US and Israel are not party to the ICC. Palestine, which joined the ICC in 2015, is a non-member observer state of the United Nations. — AFP The International Criminal Court (ICC) building is pictured on November 21, 2024 in The Hague. The International Criminal Court on November 21, 2024 issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas' military chief Mohammed Deif. (Photo by Laurens van PUTTEN / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT
The Hague (AFP) - Pro-Palestinian groups took the Dutch state to court Friday, urging a halt to arms exports to Israel and accusing the government of failing to prevent what they termed a genocide in Gaza.
The NGOs argued that Israel is breaking international law in Gaza and the West Bank, invoking, amongst others, the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention set up in the wake of the Holocaust.
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