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Reuters
Tue, 5 Aug 2014 12:15 GMT

Palestinian FM seeks ICC war crimes case against Israel

* Maliki: "Clear evidence" of Israeli war crimes in Gaza
* Israel warns of retaliation for any ICC action against it
* Lack of Palestinian, Israeli membership hinders ICC action
* Palestine "ready to accept" it may be investigated too

By Jussi Rosendahl and Anthony Deutsch

THE HAGUE, Aug 5 (Reuters) -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki said there was "clear evidence" of war crimes by Israel during its offensive in Gaza as he met International Criminal Court prosecutors on Tuesday to push for an investigation.

Maliki visited The Hague shortly after Israel and the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement that rules Gaza entered a 72-hour truce mediated by Egypt in an effort to pave the way for an extended ceasefire.

Maliki said the Palestinian Authority wanted to give the ICC jurisdiction to investigate alleged crimes by all sides and had discussed a timeline with prosecutors to join the court. He did not provide details.

By joining the court, the Palestinian territories would automatically open themselves up to possible investigations into crimes within their borders and could also grant jurisdiction to investigate crimes dating back to July 1, 2002.

"If it entails action committed by Palestinian groups (against Israelis) then we are ready to accept that," Maliki said. "But nothing compares to the atrocities, the carnage, committed by Israel."

Israel and the Palestinians traded accusations of war crimes during the Israeli military onslaught into Gaza, during which Hamas kept up rocket fire into the Jewish state. Both sides defended their actions as consistent with international law.