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Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 10 – 16 June 2021
▻https://www.pchrgaza.org/en/weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestini

At approximately 11:00 on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, IOF killed a Palestinian woman near the entrance to Hizma village, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext of carrying out run-over and stabbing attacks. According to PCHR’s follow up, IOF fired several live bullets at Mai Khaled Yousef ‘Afana (29) near the entrance to Hizma village. As a result, Mai was wounded with live bullets and was left bleeding to death as IOF prevented medical crews from helping her. IOF claimed in a statement published in Israeli media that Mai attempted to carry out a run-over attack against Israeli soldiers who were present near annexation wall, near Hizma village. They added that Mai stepped out of her car and attempted to carry out a stabbing attack, so Israeli soldiers opened fire at her, wounding her with live bullets before her death was announced later. Hani ‘Afana, Mai’s cousin, said that Mai was a psychologist, and she recently received her PhD degree from Mu’tah University in Jordan. He added that Mai worked at the Faculty of Humanities at Al-Istiqlal University in Jericho, and she was married and mother of a 4-year-old girl. Hani pointed out that the Israeli intelligence service phoned his brother Khaled to inform him about the death of his daughter and summoned him for investigation. This incident is part of an Israeli constant policy of using excessive force, particularly the shoot-to-kill policy against the suspects at the checkpoints and near the Israeli position points. ‘Afana is the 2nd Palestinian that was killed during this week. Since the beginning of the year, PCHR documented the killing of 12 Palestinians, including 3 women and a child, at the Israeli checkpoints and position points; most of them were killed allegedly for attempting to carry out a stabbing attack without imminent threat to the soldiers’ lives.

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8:45 PM · 23 août 2022
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Shocking: Two Israeli soldiers appear smiling as they look at the body of #Palestinian mother Mai Afana, who was murdered on June 16, 2021.
Israeli occupation handed over Mai’s body to her family today.

#FreePalestine #IsraeliCrimes

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9:03 PM · 23 août 2022
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The daughter of Palestinan slain Dr. Mai Afana, who was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces on 16 June 2021, cries during the funeral procession of her mother after IOF released her withheld corpse today.

Palestinians Hold Funeral Of Woman Killed by Israeli Soldiers 14 Months Earlier
Aug 24, 2022
▻https://imemc.org/article/palestinians-hold-funeral-of-woman-killed-by-israeli-soldiers-14-months-earli

[Communiqué du BNC] Le BNC salue la décision de la CPI et appelle à agir
/ 6 février 2021
Par le Comité National BDS palestinien (BNC), le 6 février 2021

Nous appelons la Cour Pénale Internationale à cesser de traîner les pieds, à résister à la pression des Etats Unis, d’Israël et des pays occidentaux, et à faire immédiatement son travail.

Nous saluons la décision de la Cour Pénale Internationale qui confirme sa compétence sur le Territoire Palestinien Occupé.

Le régime d’apartheid israélien a tué plus de 3.600 Palestiniens depuis que la CPI a commencé son examen préliminaire de la situation en Palestine. (...)

Palestine. La justice internationale va enquêter sur les crimes de guerre d’Israël
Lundi 8 Février 2021 - Pierre Barbancey
▻https://www.humanite.fr/palestine-la-justice-internationale-va-enqueter-sur-les-crimes-de-guerre-di

(...) En dépit des pressions exercées par le gouvernement de Donald Trump notamment contre Fatou Bensouda, les juges de la chambre préliminaire ont enfin décidé vendredi que la compétence de la CPI « s’étend aux territoires occupés par Israël depuis 1967, à savoir Gaza et la Cisjordanie, y compris Jérusalem-Est ». Tout en prenant bien soin de préciser que cette cour « n’était pas constitutionnellement compétente pour statuer sur les questions de statut d’État qui lieraient la communauté internationale » et que « la chambre ne se prononce pas sur un différend frontalier en vertu du droit international ni ne préjuge de la question d’éventuelles futures frontières ». (...)

Quelques réflexions sur la décision de la Chambre préliminaire de la Cour pénale internationale du 5 février, se prononçant sur la juridiction territoriale de la Cour en Palestine – François Dubuisson
6 février 2021
▻https://agencemediapalestine.fr/blog/2021/02/06/quelques-reflexions-sur-la-decision-de-la-chambre-preliminaire-

(...) Dans sa décision rendue le 5 février, la Chambre préliminaire confirme la position du Bureau du procureur, énoncée dans le document qui lui avait été transmis en décembre 2019, selon laquelle la Palestine doit être considérée comme un Etat pour les besoins de la mise en œuvre de la compétence de la CPI, que la juridiction territoriale de la Cour s’étend à l’ensemble des territoires palestiniens occupés, en ce compris Jérusalem-Est et que les Accords d’Oslo n’ont aucune incidence sur la compétence et la juridiction de la Cour.

Examinons la manière dont chacun de ces points ont été tranchés par la Chambre, pour ensuite évaluer quelles seront les conséquences de la décision, tant dans le cadre de la CPI que de manière plus générale. (...)

German foreign minister says ICC has no jurisdiction over Palestinian territories
Feb. 9, 2021 10:05 PM - Haaretz.com
▻https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/german-foreign-minister-says-icc-has-no-jurisdiction-over-palestinian-terri

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Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court “has no jurisdiction” in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, “because of the absence of the element of Palestinian statehood required by international law.”

Maas’s remarks on Twitter follow a decision issued over the weekend by ICC judges that it did have jurisdiction in these territories, allowing for an investigation against Israel and Hamas of suspected war crimes.

Our positions on #MEPP and the ICC in general remain unchanged, too: Since its foundation, 🇩🇪 has been one of the ICC’s strongest supporters. We support the establishment of a future Palestinian state as part of a two state solution negotiated by Israelis and Palestinians. (2/2)
— Heiko Maas 🇪🇺 (@HeikoMaas) February 9, 2021

“Since its foundation, Germany has been one of the ICC’s strongest supporters,” Maas added. “We support the establishment of a future Palestinian state as part of a two state solution negotiated by Israelis and Palestinians.”

Hanan Ashrawi, a former senior Palestinian official, responded to Maas’ tweet: “So your ‘legal view’ supersedes the ruling of the ICC judges and the resolutions of the UNGA? No self-respecting state should accept instructions from (or intimidation by) Israel. #IsraeliCrimes must be investigated and judicial #accountability must be respected.”

So your “legal view” supersedes the ruling of the ICC judges & the resolutions of the UNGA? No self-respecting state should accept instructions from (or intimidation by) Israel. #IsraeliCrimes must be investigated & judicial #accountability must be respected.
— Hanan Ashrawi (@DrHananAshrawi) February 9, 2021

On Monday, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi launched a round of talks with his counterparts from around the world with the aim of pressuring the court to keep it from taking any additional steps against Israel.

The decision on jurisdiction came despite Israel’s objections, and the issue came up in telephone conversations Ashkenazi had on Monday with Maas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. It was also mentioned in a personal conversation with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, who is part of a delegation that visited Israel, led by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The United States, Russia and Greece, like Israel, are not members of the ICC. Germany, however, is a member, and was one of seven member states to present an opinion supportive of Israel’s position that the court does not have any legal jurisdiction in the territories occupied during the 1967 Six-Day War.