Reportedly trying to obstruct the war crimes investigation

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Guardian: Mossad tried to obstruct war crimes investigation

Emil Forsberg

Updated 17.50 | Published 15.35

Espionage, hacking and threats.

For nine years, Israel has waged a secret war against the ICC, The Guardian reports.

The goal: To prevent a war crimes investigation against Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli intelligence service Mossad has tried to obstruct the International Criminal Court's ICC investigation into suspected war crimes against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reveals The Guardian.

Israel is said to have deployed its intelligence service to monitor, hack, pressure, smear and even "threaten" senior figures working within the ICC.

According to the newspaper, Benjamin Netanyahu has been very interested in the secret operations. An intelligence source describes him as "obsessed" with the wiretapping.

Israel is also said to have eavesdropped on Palestinian human rights workers with the help of the spy program Pegasus, writes The Guardian.

Israel is now fighting back against the accusations.

- The questions sent to us are filled with so many false and unfounded accusations that are intended to harm the State of Israel, says a spokesperson.

Den israeliska underrättelsetjänsten Mossad har försökt hindra den internationella brottmålsdomstolen ICC:s utredning om misstänkta krigsbrott mot Israels premiärminister Benjamin Netanyahu, avslöjar 

          Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Gil Cohen-Magen / AP

Several killed in new attack near Rafah

Astrid Larsson

Updated 15.57 | Published 14.28

Israel has carried out a new attack on a tent camp near Rafah, reports Reuters.

At least 21 people are said to have been killed.

The data comes just days after the Israeli air raid on Rafah on Sunday.

At least 21 people are said to have been killed in a new Israeli attack on a tent camp near Rafah on Tuesday, Reuters said.

According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, several people have also been injured.

During Tuesday, several Israeli tanks are said to have rolled into the center of Rafah, reports Reuters.

Netanyahu: "Tragic accident"

Earlier in the day, the UN Security Council called a crisis meeting due to Israel's attack on a refugee camp in Rafah on Sunday, where at least 45 civilians have died.

The attack has been strongly condemned internationally. In the past three weeks, approximately one million people have fled the area, according to the UN agency UNRWA.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously called  Sunday's attack a ”tragic mistake”.

Photo taken during an earlier attack on the tent camp. Photo: Muhammad Al-Masry