The Palestinian National Council (PNC) has condemned efforts to grant diplomatic immunity to “Israeli war criminals”, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, PNC President Rawhi Fattouh denounced the “horrific massacres carried out by the occupation, which claimed the lives of over 100 martyrs in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza”.

He called for “immediate international intervention to rescue two million people from famine and ethnic cleansing”.

Fattouh criticised “attempts by some nations to shield Israeli war criminals” in the wake of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants, describing them as “a reflection of extreme racism and support for an unprecedented apartheid system.”

These actions, he said, “only embolden the occupation to persist with its blockade and crimes.”