Preventing access to humanitarian aid may constitute a crime, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said, after visiting Egypt’s Rafah crossing into Gaza. “Impeding relief supplies, as provided by the Geneva Conventions, may constitute a crime within the court jurisdiction,” Mr Khan said on Sunday evening.

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