The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is accused of war crimes in Gaza. Warrants have also been issued against former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and former Hamas commander Mohammad Daif in this case.
In issuing the warrant, the ICC said there were solid grounds to hold Netanyahu and Gallant responsible for starvation and atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.
The warrant accuses Mohammed Daif of mass murder, rape and hostage-taking in Israel on October 7. However, Israel claimed that it had killed Mohammed Daif in an attack in July.
The ICC has also issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine.
In the order, the ICC has been asked to collect information related to Daif's death.
Israel rejected the allegations Israel has denied war crimes in Gaza, rejecting ICC jurisdiction. Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has criticized the issuance of warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. Israel's leading opposition leader Yair Lipid also condemned the order, calling it payback to terrorism.
There is currently no reaction from Netanyahu and Gallant on the warrant.
The ICC does not have powers of arrest The ICC has issued these warrants, but it does not have the power to arrest suspects. It can exercise its powers only in countries that have signed the treaty establishing this court.
The International Criminal Court was established in 2002 The International Criminal Court i.e. ICC was launched on July 1, 2002. The organization investigates war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity occurring around the world. The organization operates on the basis of rules drawn up on the 1998 Rome Convention.
The International Criminal Court is headquartered in The Hague. Under the Rome Agreement, 123 countries including Britain, Canada, Japan are members of the International Criminal Court.
13 months into Israel-Hamas war, 90% of Gaza destroyed It has been 13 months since the Israel-Hamas war. It was launched on October 7, 2023. Hundreds of Hamas militants entered southern Israel through the Gaza Strip. firing indiscriminately. Killed 1139 people and kidnapped 251 people. A few hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on Hamas.
More than 44 thousand people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of this war. According to data from Gaza's Ministry of Health, this is about 2% of Gaza's population. According to the Israeli army, there were between 17 and 18 thousand Hamas fighters among them. The war that started between Israel and Hamas has now reached Lebanon and Iran.
Collecting food in Gaza has become a challenge, according to a United Nations report released in June. 50,000 children are severely malnourished here. Gaza's health system has collapsed.
Most of Gaza's hospitals have been destroyed by Israeli bombardment. An April report by Doctors Without Borders claimed there had been a 25-fold increase in cases of diarrhea since before the war. According to a report by the International Crisis Group, Israelis have carried out more than 1,000 attacks on Palestinians since October 7.
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