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The Lebanese government on Wednesday reversed its decision to give the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes that occurred on its soil since October – a move that rights activists described as a blow to accountability. Israel has carried out several attacks in Lebanon that monitors have said should be investigated as potential war crimes since clash-border clashes between Hezbollah and Israel began in October. Giving the ICC jurisdiction to investigate these attacks and others could have resulted in criminal prosecution for any other officials responsible for …

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