THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court\u2019s chief prosecutor said on Friday she will launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian Territories, which could include charges against Israelis or Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am satisfied that … war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip,\u201d Fatou Bensouda said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate in the Palestinian Territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe court has no jurisdiction in this case. The ICC only has jurisdiction over petitions submitted by sovereign states. But there has never been a Palestinian state,\u201d Netanyahu said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bensouda said the preliminary examination into alleged war crimes, opened in 2015, had rendered enough information to meet all criteria for opening an investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ICC prosecutor said she had filed a request with judges for a jurisdictional ruling, because of the contested legal and factual status of the Palestine territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ICC has the authority to hear cases of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the 123 countries that have signed up to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel has not joined the court but the Palestinian Authority – a limited self-rule body in the Israeli-occupied West Bank – has done so.
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