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Israel’s demolition of homes and apartments in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir that appear to violate international humanitarian, human rights and criminal law

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22nd July 2019

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Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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RT @rohantalbot Is the ICC Prosecutor slowly edging towards requesting authorisation to open an investigation into the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory? twitter.com/LPHR_Lawyers/s…

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For further background see our Q&A from July 2019 on Current progress of the International Criminal Court’s preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine and potential next steps lphr.org.uk/latest-news/lp…

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The key paragraph here is the conclusion at para 230. This appears to indicate that a decision on whether or not to open a full investigation will be made imminently by the Office of the Prosecutor. pic.twitter.com/1zusxyVAqn

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The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC's annual report on its Preliminary Examination Activities for 2019 has just been published. The preliminary examination in relation to Palestine is dealt with at paragraphs 204 - 230 (p52-60) icc-cpi.int/itemsDocuments…

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22nd July 2019

Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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