Jerusalem [Israel] The Prime Minister of Israel noted that the State of Israel denies both the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legitimacy of the arrest warrants that have been issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
\nThe details were shared in a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n
The follow-up posts, it was noted, \u201cPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today, at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office in Jerusalem, with US Senator Lindsey Graham, who updated him on the efforts that he is advancing in the US Congress against the ICC and countries that have cooperated with it\u201d.<\/p>\n
Recently, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of \u201ccrimes against humanity and war crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The charges include allegations of targeting civilians and enforcing policies of starvation in Gaza.<\/p>\n
In the series of posts by the Israeli PM on X, it was also noted, \u201cParallel to the efforts in Congress, Israel submitted an announcement to the ICC today regarding its intention to appeal to the court along with a demand to delay implementation of the arrest warrants\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Israeli PM\u2019s official account also said, \u201cIsrael\u2019s notice of appeal shows in detail to what degree the decision to issue the arrest warrants was baseless and without any factual or legal foundation whatsoever\u201d.<\/p>\n
It observed, \u201cShould the ICC reject the appeal, this will underscore to Israel\u2019s friends in the US and around the world how biased the ICC is against the State of Israel\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earlier, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed concerns over the decision by the ICC in a press briefing, stating, \u201cWe fundamentally reject the court\u2019s decision to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials.\u201d She criticised the prosecutor\u2019s haste in seeking the warrants and pointed out troubling process errors that led to this outcome.<\/p>\n
Jean-Pierre had reaffirmed, \u201cWe fundamentally reject that the ICC has jurisdiction over the situation, and so that\u2019s something that we\u2019ve been pretty clear about and we\u2019ll continue to.\u201d
\nThis statement came as the US continues to show support for Israel amid the ICC\u2019s charges against Israel\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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