Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the decision of the ICC prosecutor to seek arrest warrants against him and his defense minister was absurd and that the move was meant to target all of Israel.
Amal was accused of not using her platform to highlight the plight of the Palestinian peoplePro- Palestine TikTokers are being force revaluate their criticism of Amal Clooney as it was revealed that the human rights lawyer was behind the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants relating to the war in Gaza.
'I served on this Panel because I believe in the rule of law and the need to protect civilian lives,' Clooney wrote in a statement about her role in filing the warrants. At least one TikTok user compared Amal to DJ Khaled, the Palestinian-American music sensation who has remained silent on the issues.
That user also pointed out that in 2014, Amal refused the opportunity to investigate potential human rights abuses in Gaza perpetrated by Israeli forces. 'To me, it's disgusting that Amal Clooney is a Lebanese-born Palestinian herself, and still quiet as f**k. What a sham,' X user Mehrooz Waseem wrote in December.
One wrote on X: 'I fully take back criticism of Amal Clooney for not speaking publicly about Gaza. She couldn't as she was involved with the proceedings.' She added in a statement on her foundation's website: 'As a human rights lawyer, I will never accept that one child's life has less value than another's. I do not accept that any conflict should be beyond the reach of the law, nor that any perpetrator should be above the law.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday denounced as 'shameful' a bid by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to arrest Israeli leaders, rejecting the court's authority and saying the move put ceasefire efforts at risk. In an interview on Monday, Khan said the warrants are for war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attack on Israel and Israel's subsequent war in the Gaza Strip.Hamas' incursion into Israel killed around 1,200 people, almost all of whom were civilians, on October 7
'The world was shocked on the 7th of October when people were ripped from their bedrooms, from their homes, from the different kibbutzim in Israel,' Khan told CNN host Christiane Amanpour, adding that 'people have suffered enormously.' 'We have applied for warrants – of course the judges must determine whether or not to issue them, but we have applied today,' he told Amanpour.
'Any attempt to draw parallels between these atrocious terrorists and a democratically elected government of Israel - working to fulfil its duty to defend and protect its citizens entirely in adherence to the principles of international law is outrageous and cannot be accepted by anyone,' President Herzog said.
'Hamas... demands the cancellation of all arrest warrants issued against leaders of the Palestinian resistance, for violating UN conventions and resolutions.''Many thought this request would never come. Israeli leaders are finally facing a legal reckoning for their actions,' he said. The United Nations and other aid agencies have repeatedly accused Israel of hindering aid deliveries throughout the war. Israel denies this, saying there are no restrictions on aid entering Gaza and accusing the UN of failing to distribute aid.
The Israeli offensive has also triggered a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, displacing roughly 80 percent of the population and leaving hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of starvation, according to UN officials. Both Sinwar and Deif are believed to be hiding in Gaza as Israel tries to hunt them down. But Haniyeh, the supreme leader of the Islamic militant group, is based in Qatar and frequently travels across the region.
The Biden administration has opposed a full-fledged invasion of Rafah because of fears for the civilian population.
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