>>Israeli generals must now think twice about proceeding with the bombing and starving of Palestinian civilians. These charges are clearly only a first round. Karim Khan, the ICC chief prosecutor, probably chose to await the court’s ruling on the Israeli challenges before issuing additional charges. Khan has already signaled that his next target may be Israel’s repeated dropping of massive 2,000-pound bombs in heavily populated Gaza – clearly indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks.<<