Israel has announced it will not recognize the authority of the International Criminal Court, with an investigation set to begin into allegations of war crimes in occupied Palestinian territories.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says although their Government will not be cooperating with the inquiry they will be sending a response, stating they will be rejecting any allegations of war crimes.
“It will be made clear that Israel is a country with rule of law that knows how to investigate itself,” he said.
The ICC is planning to focus on the 2014 Gaza war, along with the deaths of Palestinian demonstrators from 2018 onwards.