Hamas calls for ICC investigation of Israeli soldiers

Hamas has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israeli soldiers for war crimes, in a bid to widen the scope of the court’s probe into Gaza.

The group said the ICC needed to “urgently investigate the monstrous behaviour” of Israel’s rank-and-file soldiers, citing documented cases of the “most brutal crimes against Palestinians, including shooting civilians and burning down homes”.

The group added that Israeli soldiers had targeted women, children and the elderly for their “own entertainment”.