The United States said on Tuesday it opposed the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) request that the International Criminal Court (ICC) launch an immediate investigation against Israel over the deaths of 62 rioters during violent protests on the Gaza border.
"We have made clear that we oppose actions against Israel at the ICC as counterproductive to the cause of peace," said Edgar Vasquez, spokesman for the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, according to The Associated Press.
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