France 24/AP: Norway drops Israel war crimes investigation

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Norwegian prosecutors announced on Friday they would not pursue war crimes charges against Israeli officials, including former prime minister Ehud Olmert, over the Gaza Strip offensive. Six Norwegian lawyers brought a case against Olmert and nine others in April for alleged offense during the conflict in December-January. The Scandinavian country's courts were recently given universal jurisdiction in human rights matters, but prosecutors said the Gaza case had nothing to do with Norway. "We are not saying there were no war crimes. We are simply saying there is no reason to open an investigation in this case," Norwegian chief prosecutor Siri Frigaard told AFP.