The Palestinian National Council called on the International Criminal Court to accelerate the necessary measures to open a criminal investigation into the ongoing settlement crimes in the territories of the Occupied State of Palestine, including East Jerusalem. Salim al-Zanoun, head of the National Council, added that the occupation force’s continuation of its colonial settlement activities in Palestine, the latest of which was the approval of building 5,000 settlement units, constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, and amounts to war crimes. To check the news, click here