The President of the USA, Joe Biden, condemned the “scandalous” request for an arrest warrant offered to Israeli leaders by the ICC prosecutor.
“Let me be clear: it doesn’t matter what the prosecutor suggests, Israel and Hamas.” They’re by no means comparable.“Biden stated in an announcement.
In an unprecedented growth, Worldwide Prison Courtroom chief prosecutor Karim Kahn stated Monday that he had requested arrest warrants from the courtroom's judges for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its Protection Minister Yoav Gallant.
Arrest warrants should be permitted by the courtroom judges. Nonetheless, the choice is a setback for Netanyahu and will gas criticism of Israel's technique in Gaza.
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Karim Khan stated he believes Netanyahu, his protection minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders are chargeable for warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza and Israel.
The arrest warrant reads “for warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity within the Gaza Strip.” This additionally consists of Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh.
The prosecutor says he did “affordable motive to consider” that the Israeli prime minister and protection minister “bear legal duty for the warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity dedicated in Gaza.”
“Primarily based on the proof collected and reviewed by my workplace, I’ve affordable grounds to consider that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav Gallant, the Minister of Protection of Israel, are chargeable for the offense of warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity. dedicated on the territory of the State of Palestine (within the Gaza Strip) since a minimum of October eight, 2023,” the Hague-based ICC prosecutor stated in an announcement.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Reuters pictureKahn assured that costs could be filed the crimes of “inflicting destruction”inflicting famine as a method of warfare, together with the denial of humanitarian help and the deliberate assaults on civilians in battle.”
Kahn stated he was additionally looking for arrest warrants for Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. Mohammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, who reside in Qatar.