Israel PM reacts to possible ICC arrest warrants

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Natanyahulaunched harsh attacks this Tuesday against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, given the possibility that it will issue arrest warrants against him, the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, and the head of the Army, Herzl Halevi, this week. for alleged war crimes against Palestinian civilians.

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“This court has no authority over the State of Israel. The possibility of it issuing arrest warrants for war crimes against IDF (security forces) commanders and state leaders is a scandal on a historic scale,” the president said in a recorded speech.

This court has no authority over the State of Israel. The possibility of him issuing arrest warrants for war crimes against IDF (security forces) commanders and state leaders is a scandal on a historic scale.
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Netanyahu considered This movement is one more obstacle against the war that Israel is waging in Gaza and reiterated that despite the attempts of the Court, the southern Gazan area of Rafah will be invaded, once the civilian population is evacuated, and that the objectives of the war will be achieved. .

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The purpose is to “cripple the State of Israel’s ability to defend itself,” Netanyahu continued, calling it “an unprecedented anti-Semitic hate crime.”

In 207 days of Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, the official death toll now exceeds 34,500, 75% women and children according to the Gazan Government. while the UN already accused Israel in mid-March of committing a war crime in the enclave by depriving the civilian population of food, while other organizations such as Amnesty International have denounced the “indiscriminate” bombing against the civilian population.

“Eighty years after the Holocaust, the international organizations that emerged to prevent another Holocaust are considering denying the Jewish State its right to defend itself. Against whom? Against those who broke in and continue to work openly to commit another genocide. How absurd, what a distortion of justice and history,” Netanyahu added.

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The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu; the minister of defense, Yoav Gallant; and the head of the Israel Defense Forces, Herzi Halevi.

Photo:The Times of Israel

Israeli Government sources, which the local newspaper Haaretz does not identify, they announced this Monday that The arrest warrants could be served on Netanyahu, Gallant and Halevi one day this week, and lower-ranking officials would not be affected.

According to this media, both the Ministry of Justice and the Army lawyers are trying to prevent it from reaching that point, and allies of Israel such as the United States would be mediating with the ICC attorney general, Karim Khan, to delay or even prevent the issuance of court orders.

Netanyahu also asked other world leaders on Tuesday to speak out “firmly” against any action by the ICC.

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