Israel appeals to droop worldwide courtroom warrant in opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel has knowledgeable the Worldwide Felony Court docket (ICC) that it’s going to attraction in opposition to arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant over their conduct of the Gaza conflict, Netanyahu’s workplace stated on Wednesday.

Netanyahu additionally stated that US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham had up to date him “on a sequence of measures he’s selling within the US Congress in opposition to the Worldwide Felony Court docket and in opposition to international locations that will cooperate with it”, Netanyahu stated.

The ICC issued arrest warrants final Thursday for Netanyahu, his former defence chief, and Hamas army chief Ibrahim Al-Masri, referred to as Mohammed Deif, for alleged conflict crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity within the Gaza battle.

“Israel immediately submitted a discover to the Worldwide Felony Court docket of its intention to attraction to the courtroom, together with a requirement to delay the execution of the arrest warrants,” Netanyahu stated.