The media rights group has said the complaint relates to “probable war crimes” committed by Israeli forces in the deaths of seven Palestinian journalists in Gaza.
Those include Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abudaqa, who was killed by an Israeli drone attack on December 15. The other reporters named in the complaint are Asem al-Barsh, Bilal Jadallah, Montaser al-Sawaf, Rushdi al-Siraj, Hassouna Salim, and Sari Mansour.
RSF had previously filed a complaint to the ICC concerning the killing of seven other journalists in Gaza. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said 61 Palestinian, 4 Israeli, and three Lebanese reporters have been killed since the war began.
The ICC opened an investigation into abuses in the occupied Palestinian territories in March 2021. Its prosecutor has said new complaints will be connected to that wider investigation.
Source: AlJazeera