Andrew Cayley, of the international criminal court, questioned reports used to justify Israeli military strikes
Andrew Cayley in 2020. He said the international criminal court faced ‘great difficulty’ in assessing the level of Hamas’s presence in hospitals.Andrew Cayley in 2020. He said the international criminal court faced ‘great difficulty’ in assessing the level of Hamas’s presence in hospitals.Claims about the presence of Hamas fighters in hospitals in Gaza under siege by Israel’s military have been “grossly exaggerated”, a top prosecutor at the international criminal court has said.
Cayley – who reports directly to the ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan – is overseeing the inquiry which was launched in 2021 but accelerated after the Hamas-led 7 October attacks and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of Gaza.against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu; the country’s former defence minister, Yoav Gallant; and Hamas’s military leader, Mohammed Deif, as part of the inquiry.
The Israel Defense Forces has repeatedly justified operations against medical facilities in Gaza with claims that they were being used by Hamas militants. Cayley indicated that Israeli operations against Gaza’s healthcare facilities would be examined. “Looking at damage to health facilities, destruction of health facilities, we will be coming on to that probably later next year. We’re having to do this in stages simply because of the resources that we have,” he added.
Asked about Cayley’s remarks, a spokesperson for the IDF said it acts in accordance with legal obligations and aims to “minimise harm and disruption as much as possible” when conducting operations involving medical facilities.
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