Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not give in to pressure after the ICC issued a warrant of his arrest.
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not give in to pressure after the ICC issued a warrant of his arrest.On Thursday, 21 November, the ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu, Israel’s former Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Deif of Hamas.reported that the ICC said the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant had been classified as “secret”, to protect witnesses and to safeguard the conduct of the investigations.
Following the decision, the Department of International Relations and Corporation said these actions mark a significant step towards justice for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Palestine. In contrast, the said South African Zionist Federation said the warrants demonstrate critical jurisdictional and procedural flaws as Israel is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, placing it outside ICC jurisdiction per Article 12 of the Statute.
Following the ICC’s decision Netanyahu took to X saying Israel rejects the false and absurd charges of the International Criminal Court labelling it a biased and discriminatory political body.
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