The PA files complaint with the ICC, alleging Israel committed genocide in Gaza
Official PA TV reporter: "An important legal development is expected tomorrow at The Hague, where a formal complaint will be filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the severe violations of [the Palestinian prisoners'] human rights, including the policy of systematic torture and deliberate starvation, which is considered a war crime under international law… The complaint to be submitted to the ICC is not limited just to what is happening in the occupation's (i.e., Israel's) prisons, but also includes the occupation's use of starvation as a weapon against civilians in the Gaza Strip and committing genocide contrary to all the international customs and conventions."
[Official PA TV News, July 9, 2025]
The alleged "systematic torture and deliberate starvation" of Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons is similar to the PA's claims that Israel abuses Palestinian prisoners through medical neglect, medical experiments, and by intentionally infecting them with diseases. However, the International Red Cross regularly visits these prisoners and has not documented or accused Israel of any of these claims. Likewise, lists of demands occasionally issued by the prisoners during hunger strikes, such as during one in 2011, include no demands relating to any of these claims. PMW has documented prisoners talking about how they "lack nothing" in the prisons and that "the worst thing about Israeli prison" is riding in a prison vehicle that has no padding on the seat.
The alleged "use of starvation" refers to Israel's response to Hamas' Oct. 7 war.