According to Qods News Agency citing from Press TV, Saeb Erekat, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said on Tuesday that the dossier “included a focus on the war crimes facing Khan al-Ahmar, specifically the crimes of forcible displacement, ethnic cleansing and the destruction of civilian property.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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He added that the PLO had also asked ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to expedite a preliminary probe into other Israeli war crimes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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“We hope that an official judicial investigation can be opened as soon as possible,” Erekat noted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Last week, the Zionist regime’s High Court approved plans for the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar village east of al-Quds. It could be razed within the coming days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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The European Union has warned against the consequences of tearing down the village’s tents and tin shacks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said his country was “paying particular attention to the case of Khan al-Ahmar given its location in an area of strategic importance for the contiguity of a Palestinian state and for the viability of a two-state solution with al-Quds as the capital.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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He also warned “of the potential humanitarian as well as political consequences of the demolition of this village and the displacement of its inhabitants.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Meanwhile, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom have issued a joint statement in support of the village.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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The five countries have called upon the Tel Aviv regime to cancel its plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar, stressing that the demolition and displacement of its residents will have serious repercussions on the locals, especially on children.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Human rights organizations have warned that the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar village could enable the Israeli regime to press ahead with its land expropriation and settlement expansion policies in Palestinian Territories irrespective of international law and regulations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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The Palestinians’ decision to bring the issue of Khan al-Ahmar before the ICC came a day after the administration of US President Donald Trump announced that it was closing the PLO’s diplomatic mission in Washington. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Back in July, Palestinians had turned to the ICC over Zionist regime’s plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar.<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2018-09-12 12:32:10","content_date_event":"2018-09-12 12:32:10","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2018-09-12 12:34:37","content_date_register":"2018-09-12 12:34:37","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":45007,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":24,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Palestinians renew ICC push against Israel over West Bank village 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201809\/432886_2850514852_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201809\/432886_2850514852_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201809\/432886_2850514852_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201809\/432886_2850514852_600_338.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201809\/432886_2850514852_800_450.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/201809\/432886_2850514852_800_450.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2850514852,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/201809\/432886_2850514852.jpg","width":800,"height":450,"size":0}}}]}]]