The Hague: Families of Israeli hostages call on ICC to prosecute Hamas. Organizations Hostage Families Forum… and the Raoul Wallenberg Center submitted a document to the prosecutor's office accusing Hamas of "crimes against humanity" The ICC was established in 2002 as an independent international tribunal to examine and prosecute charges of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression.
In 2021, it opened investigations into possible war crimes carried out in the Palestinian territories by both Israel and Hamas, which were extended to acts committed since the October 7 attack.