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Israel's Prime Minister has hailed what he called efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court (ICC) opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians.
Key points: The ICC chief prosecutor says there is enough evidence for an investigation of alleged Israeli war crimes Some countries appear set to argue the court does not have jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories The Israeli PM says "many friends around the world" are joining Israel's opposition to an investigation The court's chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in December there was enough evidence for an investigation into thousands of killings, but he asked the court to rule on whether it had jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories.
