Hyderabad, Dec. 16 -- The International Criminal Court on Monday, December 15, rejected Israel's petition to block an investigation into war crimes committed in Palestine.

The judges at the ICC refused to overturn a lower court decision allowing the ICC prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes in Israel's war on Gaza following the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

The decision will allow the continuation of the court's investigation into the matter. In November 2024, the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Israel does not recognise the jurisdiction of the ICC, and has been tryin...