Palestine is set to become a member of the International Criminal Court, the UN has confirmed.
According to the Guardian, the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has said that Palestine will officially become a member of the International Criminal Court on 1 April, the UN press office said on Wednesday.
Palestine submitted documents to UN headquarters on Friday to join the Rome Statute of the ICC and other international treaties.
The move has lead to further strains in the country's relationship with Israel.
The ICC membership will allow the Palestinian court, based in The Hague, to exercise jurisdiction over war crimes committed by anyone on Palestinian territory, without a referral from the UN Security Council, the report added.
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