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Israeli junior minister rejects outside probes of Gaza war

OTTAWA – As Canada escalates its criticism of how Israel is fighting the war in Gaza, one Israeli junior minister says her government won't submit to international investigations of the war that it feels are meant to undermine the state's legitimacy.

July 8, 2025 • 3 min read 📌 🔗 💬

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - As Canada escalates its criticism of how Israel is fighting the war in Gaza, one Israeli junior minister says her government won't submit to international investigations of the war that it feels are meant to undermine the state's legitimacy.

"We are a democracy with checks and balances and a robust judicial system," said Sharren Haskel, Israel's deputy minister of foreign affairs.

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