Israel takes VIP status from Palestine’s foreign minister over ICC trip

Palestinian foreign minister Riad Malki (Mike Corder/AP)

Sun, 21 Mar, 2021 - 20:23

Associated Press Reporter

Israel revoked the VIP permit of the Palestinian foreign minister after he returned to the West Bank from a trip to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Israeli and Palestinian officials confirmed.

The move appeared to be Israeli retaliation for Palestinian support for the ICC’s war crimes investigation against Israel.

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