Palestinian foreign minister promises co-operation with international courts

The Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki speaks to reporters in The Hague (Molly Quell/AP)

The Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister told reporters on Thursday that he fully supports an International Criminal Court investigation into the Palestinian territories, and he called for a full ceasefire to bring humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

The court in The Hague investigates and prosecutes people for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. Palestinian foreign affairs minister Riyad al-Maliki met chief prosecutor Karim Khan twice during a two-day visit to the Netherlands to drum up international support for an ICC investigation.