Israeli group files war crimes complaints against Palestinian leaders at ICC

Tuesday, 06 January 2015 13:21

File photo of the Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee Jibril Rajoub, who is amongst those that compliant has been raised

An Israel based rights organisation yesterday filed war crimes complaints against three Palestinian leaders before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Israel'sYedioth Ahronoth newspaper revealed.

The Shurat HaDin Law Centre filed the complaints against Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee Jibril Rajoub, Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, and intelligence chief Majid Faraj.

Similar complaints were made earlier against President Mahmoud Abbas and the head of Hamas' political bureau,Khaled Meshaal over their alleged role "in committing war crimes and harm to human rights".

According to the paper, the Israeli organisation accuses the Palestinian officials of committing "acts of terror, torture and harm to human rights".