The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, has called for the establishment of a new special tribunal if the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not take swift measures to prosecute the war in Gaza. In a post on the X platform, Rajagopal stated that if the ICC does not act soon, there will be a need for an international tribunal for Gaza and action on the part of states.
Additionally, the Libyan Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ziad Daghim, mentioned that his country and a group of states, led by Palestine, submitted a lawsuit against Israel to the ICC. This lawsuit aims to prosecute the Israeli army over mass killings and other crimes committed in Gaza. French lawyer Gilles Dever has also mobilized a group of lawyers to represent the persecuted Palestinians before the ICC, noting that the lawsuit lodged to the ICC has made progress.
The ICC Prosecutor has ordered the appointment of investigators to verify the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli army against the Palestinian people, prior to opening the case lodged on Nov. 8. The ICC has also received appeals from five countries to investigate the war crimes perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.