ICC prosecutor won't be rushed to probe Israel's 'crimes'

"The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court signaled that she will not be rushed into making a decision on whether to launch an investigation into alleged 'crimes' by Israel against the Palestinians.

In a statement issued after Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki called for an immediate investigation, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday noted that she has been conducting a preliminary probe since January 2015 to establish whether she should open a full-blown investigation.

She said the 'preliminary examination has seen important progress and will continue to follow its normal course' guided by provisions in the court's founding treaty, the Rome Statute.

Bensouda said she must consider 'issues of jurisdiction, admissibility, and the interests of justice' in deciding whether to open an investigation..."