Palestinian officials Friday urged the International Criminal Court to accelerate its probe into accusations of "Israeli war crimes," handing over a new dossier alleging summary killings and collective punishment.

A Palestinian delegation led by president Mahmud Abbas asked ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda "to expedite" a preliminary inquiry, after the dossier was handed over earlier in the day documenting new alleged crimes in the past 40 days, Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki told reporters.