The prosecutor demanded To the International Criminal Court Karim Khan on Thursday called on the court’s 124 member states to move to implement the arrest warrants issued against both Netanyahu and his former defense minister. Yoav GalantIn addition to the military commander of Hamas Muhammad Al-Deif.
“I call on all member states to fulfill their obligations under the Rome Statute (the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court) by respecting and complying with these judicial orders,” Khan said in a statement.
On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for him Netanyahu Gallant was charged with committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war in Gaza, and against Muhammad Al-Deif during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
In principle, the court’s decision would restrict Netanyahu’s movements, as any of the 124 member states of this body must arrest him if he enters their territory.
He added Khan “Today, our collective awareness and attention must be directed to the victims of international crimes in Israel and the State of Palestine.”
Khan announced that his investigation into the situation in Gaza is continuing and that his team is studying “other lines of investigation in the areas included within the court’s jurisdiction, namely Gaza and the West Bank, including Jerusalem “Eastern”.
The Prosecutor continued, saying: “I am deeply concerned about reports of escalating violence, a further decline in humanitarian access, and the continued expansion of allegations of international crimes being committed in Gaza and the West Bank.”
Netanyahu considered the criminal court’s decision “Anti-Semitic“, stressing that “he will not surrender to pressure, will not back down, and will not withdraw (from the Gaza Strip) until all the goals of the war that I set have been achieved.” Israel At the beginning of the campaign.
As for the Hamas movement, it welcomed the international court’s decision, considering it an “important historical” step and “correcting a long path of historical injustice against our people.”
Israel says that the guest, against whom an arrest warrant was issued, was killed in a raid on July 13 in the south Gazabut agitation She denies his murder.
