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ICC Again Rejects Petition to Probe Israel for War Crimes in 2010 Mavi Marmara Incident
By Aryeh Savir
December 3, 2019

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has once again refused to launch an investigation into the IDF’s takeover of the Mavi Marmara ship, the latest phase in an ongoing campaign to charge Israel with war crimes at the ICC. In 2010, the Israeli navy intercepted the Turkish Mavi Marmara as it attempted to violate the Israeli-imposed military blockade on the Gaza Strip. Passengers onboard ambushed the IDF soldiers with knives and metal rods. In the ensuing scuffle, 10 Turks were killed and several soldiers were seriously wounded. READ MORE