The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday requested arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip. Karim Khan said in a statement that he was seeking arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including “deliberately starving civilians,” “intentional homicide” and “deliberately starving civilians.” extermination and/or murder.
“Widespread and systematic attack directed against the Palestinian civilian population”
“We affirm that the crimes against humanity referred to in the petitions were part of a widespread and systematic attack directed against the Palestinian civilian population in pursuit of the policy of an organization. According to our findings, some of these crimes continue to be committed,” Yoav Khan said, referring to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Charges against Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, the movement’s leader, include “extermination,” “rape and other forms of sexual violence” and “hostage-taking as a war crime.” “. “We affirm that the crimes against humanity referred to in the petitions were a continuation of a widespread and systematic attack carried out by Hamas and other armed groups in pursuit of the policies of an organization,” is written in the press release.
Israel denounces “historic dishonor” of the ICC
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday denounced the “scandalous decision” of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to request arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, “a historic dishonor” for the court based in The Hague.
Demand warrants against “the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense of the State of Israel alongside the abominable Nazi monsters of Hamas”, “Hamas murderers and rapists” who “are committing crimes against “humanity against our brothers and sisters” is a “frontal attack” and “a historical shame which will remain forever engraved in memories”, said the minister in a press release.
Joe Biden considers the arrest warrant requested by the ICC against Netanyahu “scandalous”
Joe Biden on Monday deemed “scandalous” the decision of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to request arrest warrants against the Israeli Prime Minister and his Minister of Defense, assuring that there was no ‘equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas.
“I will be clear: whatever the prosecutor insinuates, there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas, there is none,” the American president wrote in a statement.
Hamas “strongly condemns” the arrest warrants requested from the ICC against its leaders
Palestinian Hamas said Monday it “strongly condemns” the request by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants against its leaders for alleged war crimes and against humanity committed since October 7.
Hamas denounces “the attempts of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to equate the victim with the executioner by issuing arrest warrants against a certain number of leaders of the Palestinian resistance”, according to the press release from the Palestinian Islamist group.