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Israel is extensively violating international law, the International Court of Justice concluded in an advisory opinion separate from the Gaza war genocide case.
As the ICC pursues Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war, the Netherlands faces new pressure to shield international law and the court's work.
The actor reportedly complained about Biden's rebuke of the International Criminal Court action advised by his wife, a human rights lawyer.
We cannot only apply international law when it is convenient, the progressive senator said about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over actions in Gaza.
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In a statement, the human rights lawyer and wife of actor George Clooney wrote that she believes the law applies to "every country in the world."
Karim Khan said he believes Netanyahu, his defense minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The International Criminal Court was also called the West's "puppet body" by Russia after issuing an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine.
The announcement came after prosecutor Karim Khan visited the region for the first time since his appointment in the Hague-based court.
The Russian president is accused of war crimes in Ukraine, where children have been taken and deported to Russia.
The network has accused soldiers of intentionally targeting Shireen Abu Akleh, who was covering an Israeli military raid when she was shot dead in May.