THE HAGUE: Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday rejected one in a series of legal challenges brought by Israel against the court’s probe into its conduct of the Gaza war. On appeal, judges refused to overturn a lower court decision that the prosecution’s investigation into alleged crimes under its jurisdiction could include events following the deadly attack on Israel by militant Palestinian group Hamas on October 7, 2023.

In major development, appeals chamber dismisses Israel's arguments that opening an investigation after 7 October was contrary to Rome Statute

The International Criminal Court on Monday rejected Israel’s challenge to the legality of its investigation into war crimes committed in Gaza after Oct....