Palestinians fleeing north Gaza move southward as Israeli tanks roll deeper into the enclave, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa Acquire Licensing RightsTHE HAGUE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Three Palestinian human rights groups said they have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel, accusing it of committing war crimes including genocide by bombing and besieging the Gaza Strip. It has previously said allegations of genocide are deplorable and that its actions target militants of the Hamas group that rules Gaza, not civilians. "These actions amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide and incitement to genocide," they said in a joint press statement. Last week, families of Israeli victims of the Oct. 7 attacks also filed papers at the ICC urging it to look into Hamas crimes.

---

Persons: Abu Mustafa, Al Haq, Al Mezan, Stephanie van den Berg, Henriette Chacar, Andrew Heavens, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, HAGUE, Court, Palestine Human Rights, ICC, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Hague, Palestine