ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis


  • World
  • Sunday, 07 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian woman chants slogans in support of Palestinian fighters as she stands next to her destroyed house in Beit Hanoun town, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during Israeli offensive, in the northern Gaza Strip July 26, 2014. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem/File Photo

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - Many Palestinians see a ruling by the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories as a belated chance of justice for victims of Israeli attacks.

But for many Israelis, Friday's ruling is worrying because they say they are the "good guys" defending themselves against violence.

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