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UK says Israel’s army must launch swift probe into Rafah air raid
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says an investigation by the Israeli military into the Rafah air strikes that killed dozens of displaced people on Sunday night must be “swift, comprehensive and transparent”.
“Deeply distressing scenes following the air strikes in Rafah this weekend. The [Israeli military’s] investigation must be swift, comprehensive and transparent,” Cameron said on X.
“We urgently need a deal to get hostages out and aid in, with a pause in fighting to allow work towards a long-term sustainable ceasefire.”
Britain supplied 42 million pounds ($53m) of arms to Israel in 2022. Last month, Cameron said arms sales to Israel by British companies will not stop after he said he reviewed the latest legal advice on the matter.
Mossad chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over 2021 war crimes inquiry: Report
The Guardian newspaper reports that Yossi Cohen, former head of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, allegedly threatened a chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and tried to pressure her into abandoning a 2021 war crimes investigation.
Cohen held secret meetings with the ICC’s then-Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in the years before her decision to open a formal investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the occupied Palestinian territory, the daily reported.
Citing four unnamed sources, The Guardian reported Bensouda had briefed a small group of senior ICC officials about Cohen’s attempts to persuade her and was concerned about the “persistent and threatening nature of his behaviour”.
Three of those sources were familiar with Bensouda’s formal disclosures to the ICC. According to them, she said Cohen had pressured her on several occasions not to proceed with the criminal investigation. “You should help us and let us take care of you. You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family,” he allegedly told her.
One source likened Cohen’s behaviour to “stalking”.
Multiple Israeli intelligence agencies ran a covert “war” against the ICC for almost a decade, The Guardian reported.
Israeli weapons firm sees boost in profit
Elbit Systems, one of Israel’s biggest defence contractors, has tracked an 11.5 percent increase in first-quarter revenue year-on-year as Israel’s military demands more products for its war on Gaza.
Elbit supplies weapons and equipment to Israel’s Defence Ministry, including simulators, drones, artillery, munitions and high-powered lasers, CEO Bezhalel Machlis said.
In addition to increased profits from Israel’s Defence Ministry, the fact that Elbit’s systems are “in operational use” in Israel is driving demand from international customers, Machlis said. Consequently, the company expects to reach its revenue goals earlier than anticipated, he said.
