From the Guardian:

The international criminal court is considering whether the

Palestinian Authority is "enough like a state" for it to bring a case

alleging that Israeli troops committed

war crimes

in the recent assault on

Gaza

.

The
deliberations would potentially open the way to putting Israeli
military commanders in the dock at The Hague over the campaign, which
claimed more than 1,300 lives, and set an important precedent for the
court over what cases it can hear. Read more...