2024-05-23 09:59:28
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuexpressed his rejection earlier than the warrant requested in opposition to him by a prosecutor of the Worldwide Legal Courtroom (CPI), together with comparable requests for Hamas leaders.
Netanyahu, in an announcement issued this Monday, expressed his displeasure on the comparability made by the ICC prosecutor between Israela democratic nation, and Hamas, whom he described as “mass murderers.” He denounced this comparability as a “full distortion of actuality”, defending the morality of the Israeli military.
The Israeli chief, visibly upset, criticized the request for arrest warrants in opposition to him, alongside along with his Minister of Protection, Yoav Gallant, for alleged crimes corresponding to “intentionally ravenous civilians”, “intentional murder” or “extermination”. He questioned the legitimacy of such accusations and the premise on which they’re based mostly.
Netanyahu accused the ICC of perpetuating what he known as “new antisemitism“, transferring the battle from the campuses of the West to the Courtroom in The Hague. He expressed his disgrace at this example and reaffirmed his place defending the integrity of Israel.
Growth of arrest warrants
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan additionally requested arrest warrants in opposition to Hamas leaders, together with Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Deif. The accusations vary from “extermination” to “sexual violence,” amongst different alleged crimes in opposition to humanity.
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2024-05-23 09:59:28