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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Beirut and agencies

US imposes sanctions on Palestinians for requesting war crimes inquiry

Dirt-covered man walks bent over with plastic handled water container held on his back.
Many Palestinians have been heading for central Gaza as the Israeli onslaught forces them to flee their homes. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The US has imposed sanctions against three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the international criminal court (ICC) to investigate Israel over allegations of genocide in Gaza, according to a notice posted to the US treasury department’s website.

The three groups – the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Ramallah-based Al-Haq – were listed under what the treasury department said were ICC-related designations.

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