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ICC prosecutor seeks to confirm death of Hamas leader Deif
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are looking into the reported death of Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif and will withdraw their case against him if they can confirm it, legal filings made public show.
Deif, 58, was believed to be one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel which triggered the Gaza war, and since then directed Hamas military operations against Israeli forces.
Israel said he was killed in an Israeli air attack on Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis on July 13. Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied that.
“The prosecution will withdraw its [arrest warrant] application against Deif if sufficient and reliable information confirms his death,” said the legal document.
Last Friday, the ICC announced it had terminated proceedings against Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran on July 31. The ICC is currently weighing a request for arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders made earlier this year.
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan is also seeking warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during Israel’s Gaza offensive.
Looking for proof from the IDF? Good luck. All they have is disinformation and fabricated evidence. The IDF has no credibility left.
Israeli court to hear petition seeking permission for lawmakers to visit Palestinian prisoners
The Israeli Supreme Court will hear a petition filed on behalf of a member of the Knesset, Ahmad Tibi, to allow lawmakers to visit Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, the legal rights group Adalah says.
The petition calls for an immediate halt to a policy enforced by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Israel Prison Service, which has prevented Tibi from meeting with prisoners for more than a year.
Tibi and Adalah requested a court order to allow him to visit detainees, including prominent Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, who has been in prison since 2002.
The petition argues the policy discriminates against Tibi because during the same period Ben-Gvir permitted lawmakers from the ruling coalition to visit Jewish security prisoners.
Palestinians take new seat at UN General Assembly
The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, took his place on Tuesday at a table marked “State of Palestine” between Sri Lanka and Sudan. In May, an overwhelming majority of the General Assembly asserted that Palestine deserved full membership, a move that has been blocked by the United States.
“This is not merely a procedural matter. This is a historic moment for us,” said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Mahmoud Abdelkhalek Mahmoud.
During the resolution’s adoption, Israel denounced the move.
“Any decision and or action that improves the status of the Palestinians, either in the UN General Assembly or bilaterally, is currently a reward … for terrorism in general and the Hamas terrorists in particular,” said Jonathan Miller, Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UN.
