ICC prosecutor to visit Israel at request of Oct. 7 Hamas attack victims

According to a statement released by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is now in Israel at the request of Israeli survivors and the relatives of victims of the Hamas strikes that occurred in Gaza on October 7.

According to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Khan will also go to Ramallah, located in the occupied West Bank, to meet with senior Palestinian leaders.

On the other hand, the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated that the visit will not be an investigation and that it “represents an opportunity to express sympathy for all victims and engage in dialogue.”

A petition was submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by Israeli relatives of victims of the Hamas assaults, requesting that the court order an inquiry into the deaths and kidnappings.

The families had persuaded Khan to concentrate his inquiry on the activities that Hamas had undertaken in southern Israel on October 7. These actions included enforced disappearances, which the court considers to be a crime against humanity.

Israel has reported that Hamas gunmen have murdered 1,200 people and taken 240 hostages. According to Palestinian health officials whom the United Nations considers to be reputable, this spurred Israel to launch a counterattack from the air and the ground, which resulted in the verified deaths of more than 15,000 Gazans. Another 6,500 people have gone missing, and it is believed that many of them are still trapped under the wreckage.