Israeli officials are growing concerned that the International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials over charges related to the war in Gaza, reports say.
Such warrants could pose travel obstacles for the Israeli officials and they may be issued against Hamas leaders as well, according to the New York Times.
KIRBY: US REMAINS HOPEFUL FOR ‘6 WEEKS OF PEACE’ WITH HOSTAGE DEAL THAT ‘HAMAS HAS NOT FULLY REJECTED’ The developments come after Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that “We expect the court to refrain from issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli political and security officials,” Reuters reports.
HAMAS’ SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON OCT. 7 REVEALED IN NEW DOCUMENTARY “Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense,” he added.
“The threat to seize the soldiers and officials of the Middle East’s only democracy and the world’s only Jewish state is outrageous.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said in October that the court has jurisdiction over potential war crimes that are committed in the Gaza Strip, according to Reuters.
The news agency reports Israel is not a member of the court and does not recognize its jurisdiction, but the Palestinian territories were admitted with member status in 2015.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The ICC says on its website that it “investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.”
According to reports, Israeli authorities are becoming increasingly worried that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other high ranking officials may soon be the target of arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on allegations pertaining to the Gaza War.
The court could charge the top government officials with pursuing an unduly punitive military response to Hamas’ Oct. citing Israeli and foreign officials, the New York Times is reporting on seven attacks on Israel and the blockade of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper quoted an official as saying that the possibility of ICC warrants has played a role in Israeli decision-making in recent weeks, adding that any such warrants would “probably be seen in much of the world as a humbling moral rebuke.”.
As per the New York Times, these warrants might make it difficult for Israeli officials to travel and could also be issued against leaders of Hamas.
KIRBY: THE US HAS NOT FULLY REJECTED THE HOSTAGE DEAL, AND IS YET AGAIN HOPEFUL FOR “6 WEEKS OF PEACE”.
The events follow Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz’s statement on Sunday, according to Reuters, that “We expect the court to refrain from issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli political and security officials.”.
Katz is said to have added, “We will not bow our heads or be deterred and will continue to fight,” alerting Israeli embassies to the possibility of a “wave of severe antisemitism.”. “.
“Although the ICC will not affect Israel’s actions, it would set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression,” wrote Benjamin Netanyahu on X on Friday. ****.
HAMAS’S VIOLENT SEX IN OCT. DISCLOSED IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY: 7.
“Israel will never tolerate any effort by the ICC to subvert its inalienable right to self-defense under my direction,” he continued. “It is ridiculous to threaten to take the soldiers and officials of the only democracy in the Middle East and the only Jewish state in the world. We refuse to submit to it. “.”.
Reuters reported in October that Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), asserted the court’s jurisdiction over war crimes that might have been committed in the Gaza Strip.
The news agency claims that although the Palestinian territories were granted membership status in 2015, Israel is not a member of the court and does not acknowledge its jurisdiction.
On its website, the ICC states that it “conducts investigations and, when necessary, holds criminal trials for individuals accused of the most serious crimes that the international community is concerned about: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of aggression.”. ****.
