Lawyers ask ICC to expand Palestine investigation to include “Sumud Flotilla” incident

A group of lawyers and international law experts has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expand its ongoing investigation into the situation in Palestine to include allegations arising from Israel’s interception of the “Global Sumud Flotilla” in May. The request was submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor on 29th May as part of a broader legal filing seeking an investigation into the treatment of activists aboard the flotilla and the actions of Israeli officials involved in the operation. According to the submission, the flotilla consisted of around 50 vessels carrying 428 activists from 44 countries who said they were attempting to challenge the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. The filing concerns Israel’s interception of the flotilla in […]