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CAIRO, May 26 (KUNA) -- An Arab human rights committee on Saturday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to open an immediate investigation into Israel's continuing crimes against Palestinians.
The Arab League's Permanent Committee on Human Rights also urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take legal action against Israel due to its crimes in occupied Palestinian territories, and to stop recent US measures that run counter to international law, violate Palestinian rights, and put international peace and security in jeopardy.
The committee's chairman Amjad Shamout had visited those Palestinians who were injured in clashes with Israeli occupying forces during recent protests in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement released by the panel.
Astringently blasting Israel as an "oppressive and murderous entity", Shamout said Israeli politicians and officers must be taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC), it added.
He also called for legal action against the US following the recent relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (end)
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