MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico and Chile have expressed “growing worry” over increasing violence in Gaza strip after several months of fighting between Israel and Hamas in a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over possible crimes, BBC reported.
Mexico’s foreign ministry, in a statement, argued that the ICC is the proper forum to establish potential criminal responsibility, “whether committed by agents of the occupying power or the occupied power”.
The statement said “numerous reports from the United Nations that detail many incidents that could constitute crimes under the ICC’s jurisdiction.”
Mexico said it was closely following the ICC case presented last week in which South Africa accused Israel of carrying out genocide by Israel in Gaza strip.
Mexico “trusts that these actions … can pave the way for an immediate ceasefire and contribute to moving toward lasting peace in the region based on a solution of two states which coexist within secure and internationally recognised borders.”
