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The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, the court announced on social media.

This means that neither Netanyahu nor Gallant can travel to any of the 120 countries that are party to the Rome Statute.

The ICC said that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant committed the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other humane acts.

The court says it found reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant knowingly deprived Gaza’s civilian population of essential supplies, including food, water, fuel, and medical aid, in violation of international humanitarian law.

These actions allegedly created life-threatening conditions, leading to civilian deaths from malnutrition and dehydration. The disruption of medical supplies also resulted in extreme suffering, including surgeries performed without anesthesia.

The ICC says it found that decisions to allow limited humanitarian aid were often conditional and insufficient to alleviate Gaza’s dire conditions. The alleged actions, which disregarded international warnings, formed part of a systematic attack against civilians, the court stated.

Israel had filed an official objection to the ICC regarding the legality of the prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant in September.

Israel claimed that the court has no authority to discuss the Palestinian complaint against it, which recently led to the prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants against the prime minister and the defense minister.

These claims were rejected in pre-trial, with the chamber noting that "the acceptance by Israel of the Court’s jurisdiction is not required, as the Court can exercise its jurisdiction on the basis of territorial jurisdiction of Palestine, as determined by Pre-Trial Chamber I in a previous composition."

The court also said that "the Prosecution notified Israel of the initiation of an investigation in 2021. At that time, despite a clarification request by the Prosecution, Israel elected not to pursue any request for deferral of the investigation," rejecting Israel's second objection.

FreeStuffsNG:
This means that neither Netanyahu nor Gallant can travel to any of the 120 countries that are party to the Rome Statute.

A Benjamin has come to judgement

ICC arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Gallant, Hamas’s Deif
Fair enough. All the sides should be held to account to a fair and independent justice system. Too much spilling of the blood of innocent people on all sides.

dynicks:
yeah but again, they should put into consideration , WHO STRUCK FIRST".......

FreeStuffsNG:
ICC issues arrest warrants for PM Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, ANNA BARSKY
Updated: NOVEMBER 21, 2024 14:14

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, the court announced on X/Twitter.

Situation in the State of Palestine:#ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) November 21, 2024


This means that neither Netanyahu nor Gallant can travel to any of the 120 countries that are party to the Rome Statute.


The ICC said that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant committed the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other humane acts.

The court says it found reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant knowingly deprived Gaza’s civilian population of essential supplies, including food, water, fuel, and medical aid, in violation of international humanitarian law.


These actions allegedly created life-threatening conditions, leading to civilian deaths from malnutrition and dehydration. The disruption of medical supplies also resulted in extreme suffering, including surgeries performed without anesthesia.

The ICC says it found that decisions to allow limited humanitarian aid were often conditional and insufficient to alleviate Gaza’s dire conditions. The alleged actions, which disregarded international warnings, formed part of a systematic attack against civilians, the court stated.

Israel had filed an official objection to the ICC regarding the legality of the prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant in September.

Israel claimed that the court has no authority to discuss the Palestinian complaint against it, which recently led to the prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants against the prime minister and the defense minister.

These claims were rejected in pre-trial, with the chamber noting that "the acceptance by Israel of the Court’s jurisdiction is not required, as the Court can exercise its jurisdiction on the basis of territorial jurisdiction of Palestine, as determined by Pre-Trial Chamber I in a previous composition."

The court also said that "the Prosecution notified Israel of the initiation of an investigation in 2021. At that time, despite a clarification request by the Prosecution, Israel elected not to pursue any request for deferral of the investigation," rejecting Israel's second objection.

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830135
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madridguy:
ICC should leave Netanyahu alone. If our Muslim brothers in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt and others are not supporting, he won't be able to wipe out many generations in Palestine.

FreeStuffsNG:
The narrative is that the war didn't start on October 7, 2023.

This is the stark reality now facing the world. We were daily watching the killings going on for so long that we got numbed and now think it started on October 7. Up to October 7, 2023, there were thousands of Palestinians in Isreal jails, violent Israeli settlers keep killing, attacking Palestinians and taking over their homes and the Palestinian people were living in bondage, the world did nothing but waited till after October 7.

All the sides must be held to account for the sake of humanity. Never again should pre October 7, October 7 and post October 7 genocide be allowed. The lives of innocent people on all the warring sides matter!

I still remember this Palestinian girl as well as the families of those killed on October 7 by Hamas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NvsNgdrchA?si=TxQXx46VI41UEF9Z

Trimjos:
They also need to wipe out yourba Muslims in Nigeria supporting terrorism and evil

madridguy:
We are even bringing Oro to your region to cleanse your land against known gun men killing your people.

dynicks:
yeah but again, they should put into consideration , WHO STRUCK FIRST".......

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Multi polarity in the international system is here to stay. As an African, I'm happy seeing the ICC issuing arrest warrant against Western leaders, it will go a long way in suppressing the belief that ICC was established to prosecute African leaders.

Meanwhile, congratulations🎉🥳👏 to South Africa🇿🇦, they're the people that took Israel to ICC. They have balls made of STEEL, Nelson Mandela will be proud💪.