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Threats and intimidation stalling top ICC prosecutor’s Israel case: Report

Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan appears in a courtroom at the International Criminal Court in The Hague [File: Peter Dejong/Pool/EPA]

New details have emerged about a series of intimidation campaigns, including threats to safety as well as possible sanctions, directed at the British chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as he pursues an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israeli officials in Gaza.

Karim Khan has also been subjected to intense pressure from top British and United States public officials for The Hague court to withdraw the arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, the Middle East Eye (MEE) news website reported.

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