In a first exhibition afterwards the decision of the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court to request the Arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallad the Israeli Prime Minister and during the meeting of the Likud party he characterized this move “trigger”.

“This will not stop me or us,” he was quoted as saying by a report on the Ynet website.

Netanyahu to issue an official statement later today.

earlier today, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, g urged the issuance of arrest warrants for Hamas leaders Yahya Shinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes and crimes against humanity for the 7th and October attacks. the war in Gaza that followed.

Karim Khan said the ICC had also sought arrest warrants for Israel’s defense minister Joab Gallant as well as for two other top Hamas leaders, Mr Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri, Brigadier General Al-Qassemma and Brigadier General Al-Qassemma. Al-Qasemm. Al-Qasemm. of the organization Ismail Haniyeh .

“We declare that the crimes against humanity referred to in the requests are inscribed in the continuation of a generalized and systematic attack against the civilian Palestinian population in the context of the pursuit of (the implementation of) the policy of an organization. According to our findings, these crimes continue to be committed,” Karim Khan said in his statements.

The warrants against Israeli politicians will mark the first time the ICC has targeted a leader of a close ally of the United States. The decision puts Netanyahu in the same frame as Russian President Vladimir Putin, for whom the ICC has issued an arrest warrant over Moscow’s war on Ukraine.

What does the procedure provide?

An ICC panel will now consider Karim Khan’s application for the arrest warrants.

Khan clarified that the charges against Sinwar, Haniyeh and al-Masri include “extermination, murder, hostage-taking, rape and sexual assault while in custody.”

“The world was shocked on October 7 when people addressed from their bedrooms, from their homes, from different kibbutzim in Israel,” Khan told CNN, adding that “people are suffering a lot.”

As for Netanyahu and Galland, the warrants include “causing extermination, causing starvation as a method of war, including denying humanitarian aid supplies, deliberately targeting civilians during a conflict,” said Kan.

“No one is above the law”

When reports emerged last month that the ICC’s attorney general was considering issuing arrest warrants against the Israeli prime minister, Netanyahu said any ICC arrest warrants against senior Israeli government and military officials “will cause an outrage and historic proportions.” independent legal system that rigorously investigates all violations of the law.”

Asked about this, Kahn said: “No one is above the law,” and added that if Israel disagrees with the ICC, “it is free, despite their jurisdictional objections, to appeal to the court’s judges, and that is what I advise them to do.” they do”.

Israel and the United States are not members of the ICC. However, the ICC claims jurisdiction over Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank after Palestinian leaders formally declared in 2015 their commitment to the court’s founding principles.

Hamas: The decision “equals the victim with the executioner” – Legal basis is solidified

T Hamas expresses its condemnation with its official announcement of the decision of the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, to request the issuance of arrest warrants for the leadership structure of the organization.

Among other things, in its statement, Hamas states that the decision lacks a legal basis and violates international statutes and resolutions

The full Hamas statement:

“Hamas strongly condemns the efforts of the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court to bring the victim and the perpetrator on an equal footing by issuing arrest warrants against certain Palestinian resistance leaders, without legal basis, in violation of the international statutes and resolutions they provide. and to all occupied peoples of the world the right to resist occupation in all its forms, including armed resistance, as defined in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Hamas is calling on the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court to issue arrest and detention warrants against all war criminals among the leaders, officers and soldiers of the occupation who participated in crimes against the Palestinian people and demanded the cancellation of all arrest warrants. leaders of the Palestinian resistance, as they are against international statutes and resolutions.”

Gallant: “A crime of historic proportions”

Anger prevails in the government of Israel after the decision of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan to seek arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Defense Minister Joab Gallant.

Khan also sought warrants against three Hamas leaders — his Yahya Sinwar, by Mohammed Daif and Ismail Haniya.

The Minister of War Benny Gantz He strongly criticized the attorney general’s decision, saying Israel’s military is complying with international law in its fighting in Gaza and calling the decision “a crime of historic proportions.”

“The State of Israel is waging one of the most just wars in modern history following a reprehensible massacre committed by the terrorist organization Hamas on October 7,” the Israeli minister said.

“While Israel is fighting one of the strictest moral codes in history, while complying with international law and boasting a strong independent judiciary – to draw parallels between the leaders of a democratic country determined to defend itself from vile terror with the leaders of a bloodthirsty terrorist organization is profound perversion of justice and flagrant moral bankruptcy he stated.