US condemns ICC probe on Israel over Gaza Strip war as ‘tragic irony’
Palestinians protest against Israeli military offensive on the Palestinian Gaza Strip near the US embassy in Beirut on July 20, 2014. US has opposed ICC bid to investigate Israel over war crimes. PHOTO | ANWAR AMRO |
Bensouda has vowed to investigate atrocities committed in Gaza
Nearly 2,200 Palestinians and 73 Israelis were killed during last summer’s war in Gaza.
Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki welcomed the ICC’s move.
WASHINGTON, DC, Saturday
The United States joined Israel in condemning the International Criminal Court decision to open a preliminary probe into possible war crimes committed against Palestinians, blasting it as a “tragic irony”.
