[News] 35 Palestinian Organisations Urge the ICC to Issue a Preventive Statement in Light of High Rise of Israel’s Killings against Palestinians

Thu Feb 23 11:51:26 EST 2023

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*35 Palestinian Organisations Urge the ICC to Issue a Preventive 
Statement in Light of High Rise of Israel’s Killings and Punitive 
Measures against Palestinians*

On 23 February 2023, in light of Israel’s recent military attacks and 
escalation of widespread and systematic violations against the 
Palestinian people, 35 Palestinian civil society organisations[i] 
<#_edn1> sent a letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal 
Court, Mr Karim A. A. Khan KC, requesting him to expedite the 
investigation into the Situation in Palestine and urgently issue a 
preventive statement to deter the commission of more crimes by the 
Israeli authorities against Palestinians. The letter comes following the 
Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) vicious military attacks on Jenin and 
Aqbet Jaber refugee camps, and Nablus city, notably on 26 January, 6 and 
22 February 2023, respectively, the high rise in the number of 
Palestinians killed, and the imposition of punitive measures. 
Alarmingly, since the beginning of this year, and as of 23 February 
2023, 10:00 am, 63 Palestinians have been killed throughout the occupied 
Palestinian territory by the IOF and Israeli Jewish settlers.

In addition to the dangerous escalation of violations against 
Palestinians at very high speed, the letter alarms the Prosecutor to the 
Israeli authorities’ policy of withholding Palestinian bodies and 
illegally transferring those injured to Israeli hospitals within the 
Green Line upon arresting them; which makes it difficult to conclusively 
assert the exact number of Palestinians killed by the IOF and Israeli 
settlers – such as the case with the Israeli military attack against 
Aqbet Jaber refugee camp on 6 February 2023.[ii] <#_edn2>

The joint letter urges the Prosecutor to take immediate and meaningful 
action as so permitted by his mandate under the Rome Statute to 
contribute to the deterrence and prevention of further deprivation of 
lives, and commission of more crimes by the Israeli authorities, as well 
as to investigate and prosecute the crimes of, /inter alia,/ wilful 
killing, crimes committed against children, the crimes against humanity 
of apartheid and persecution, and the war crime of civilian population 
transfer in. Specifically, the letter requests the Prosecutor to issue a 
preventive statement as per the Office of the Prosecutor’s previous 
practice, to crucially reflect and maintain the Court’s commitment to 
ending the cycle of impunity and delivering justice to Palestinian 
victims, who have been suffering under Israel’s settler-colonial and 
apartheid regime.

Read the full letter here 
<https://alhaq.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=10071401ba4201bc1a4992f68&id=3059c2b4ed&e=08c14cf485>.

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[i] <#_ednref1> The list of signatories includes the following 
organisations:
Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), which includes:

 1. Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
 2. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights
 3. Aldameer Association for Human Rights
 4. Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man
 5. Center for Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights "Hurryyat"
 6. Defense for Children International – Palestine
 7. Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center
 8. Muwatin Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (Observer Member)
 9. Palestinian Centre for Human Rights; and
10. The Independent Commission for Human Rights (Ombudsman Office)
    (Observer Member)

11. Al Awda Health and Community Association
12. Al Satar Al Garbee Association For Developing Countryside and Farmer
13. Al-Fokhari Association for Rural Development
14. Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem Society (ARIJ)
15. Arab Center for Agricultural Development (ACAD)
16. BASMA Society for Culture and Arts
17. Bisan Center for Research and Development
18. Gaza Urban Agriculture Platform
19. Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “SHAMS”
20. MA’AN Development Center
21. Palestinian Women’s Union in Sweden
22. Palestinska vänförening i Falkenberg- Sverige
23. Remedial Education Center
24. The Assembly Benevolent of Operation
25. The Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem
26. The Community Action Center at Al-Quds University
27. The National Society for Rehabilitation
28. The Palestinian Cultural Association in Malmö
29. The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and
    Democracy – MIFTAH
30. The Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGO)
31. The Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC)
32. Union of Agricultural Work Committees
33. Union of Health Care Committees
34. Union of Palestinian Women Committees (UPWC)
35. Wefaq Society For Woman and Child Care

[ii] <#_ednref2> Al-Haq will issue a focus paper of its findings 
relating to Israel’s military attack on Aqbet Jaber refugee camp.

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