SANTIAGO: More than 650 Chilean lawyers filed a legal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Israeli government and its president, Benjamin Netanyahu, for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes committed against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

The legal complaint was filed by a delegation of Chilean lawyers, including Chilean lawyer and former ambassador, Nelson Hadad, Vice President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Shawan Jabarin and Chilean lawyer and professor, Rodolfo Marcone-Lo Presti.

According to Chilean lawyer Nelson Haddad, lawyers from various Latin American countries will likely join the complaint.

Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA