The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has formally responded to Israeli objections regarding the investigation into the 13-month war in Gaza. The objections were raised after arrest warrants were issued last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister, and Hamas' military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity.
Israel had appealed the court's jurisdiction, arguing that it could handle the allegations against its leaders internally. However, Khan argued that the ICC, established in 2002 as a court of last resort for prosecuting heinous atrocities, has the authority to investigate crimes that occur within the territory of member states, regardless of the perpetrators' nationality.
