Palestinain girl complains to ICC over Gaza war

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Palestinain girl complains to ICC over Gaza war

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Gaza under Israeli fire

A 15-year-old Palestinian girl has demanded the International Criminal Court to probe into the Israeli three-week war on the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Amira Alqerem whose family was killed in an Israeli assault on the Tal Al Hawa neighborhood in the Gaza Strip told journalists in The Hague" I am here to lodge a complaint against the occupying army".

"I hope this complaint will succeed because it is the truth," the soft-spoken teenager said, seated next to her lawyer on his way to the ICC to file the complaint with the office of the prosecutor.

According to AFP, in her court filing, Alqerem says her 67-year-old father Fathi, 16-year-old-sister Ismat, and 14-year-old brother Ala, were killed by Israeli army fire in the early hours of January 14.

"This was a crime against humanity, that is why we brought it to the ICC," said her lawyer Gilles Devers, who said the attacks were aimed at civilians.

"Israeli politicians and military leaders must be held responsible."

Tel Aviv launched its large-scale military operations against Gaza's 1.5 million besieged Palestinian residents on December 27. The ensuing three weeks of air and artillery bombardments and a ground incursion left nearly 1,350 Palestinians dead, and about 5,450 injured. At least 1,100 of those killed were civilians.

The international community has accused Israel of committing war crimes, including the use of deadly white phosphorus shells in densely populated civilian areas and the use of civilians as human shields.

The incendiary shells cause horrific burns and poisoning and their use against human targets is against international laws.

Israel initially denied using phosphorus shells. However, Tel Aviv later admitted using such shells after indisputable evidence, shown globally on video feed, proved that such weapons were used widely against Gazans.

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