Jerusalem: Israel filed a discover with the Worldwide Felony Courtroom (ICC) in The Hague of its intention to attraction the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
A press release from the Prime Minister’s Workplace mentioned Israel additionally requested to delay the execution of the arrest warrants, which have been issued final week, Xinhua information company reported.
“Israel’s discover of attraction reveals intimately how the choice to subject the arrest warrants was baseless and devoid of any factual or authorized foundation,” the assertion mentioned.
“Israel denies the authority of the ICC and the legitimacy of the arrest warrants,” it added.
The ICC issued the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant on expenses of committing “crimes towards humanity and battle crimes” between a minimum of October 8, 2023, and Could 20, 2024, in Gaza.
