The International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Job Gallant on suspicion of war crimes.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has confirmed the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
Khan, in a statement to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, also cited the crimes that underpinned his decision.
Khan said the charges against Netanyahu and Gallant include denying humanitarian aid, causing famine as a means of war, and deliberately targeting civilians in conflicts. It is said to include the destruction of
The ICC’s decision requires the 124 signatories to the Rome Statute to arrest Israeli officials who come to their territory and hand them over to court.
An arrest warrant had previously been issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war.
Israel and the United States are among the countries that have not signed the Rome Statute.
Minister Tun: Positive decision
Sharing the decision to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu on his social media accounts, Minister Tunci said: “The application for an arrest warrant by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court against War and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is a direct result of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. It is against Yoav Gallant.” Israel took a slow but positive decision to recognize the humanitarian crimes they had committed, and since October 7, Israeli authorities have continued to ignore the most basic human rights, the right to life, the right to property. , has violated international law with its attacks on the Gaza and Rafah areas. “They must be brought to justice and held accountable” regarding the right to security and freedom of religion and conscience, he said.
“As Turkey, we will always keep Israeli injustice, genocide and crimes against humanity on the agenda, and we will continue to support the just cause of our Palestinian brethren,” Tunci said. Borders should be accepted based on the 1967 borders, and our Palestinian brethren should be free and humane in their homeland. “We will strive to ensure that he lives with dignity.” I will not regret it.”
