This picture taken from southern Israel shows flares launched by Israeli forces above the Gaza Strip on November 17, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
Five countries, including South Africa and Bangladesh, on Friday called for an International Criminal Court investigation into the Israel-Hamas war that has left thousands of people dead, its chief prosecutor said.Amid international concern over the growing toll, the demand was made as families of some of the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in their October...