“The warrants were issued for “crimes against humanity and war crimes.””, — write: www.unian.ua
The warrants were issued for “crimes against humanity and war crimes.”
Netanyahu and Gallant are accused of war crimes against the people of Palestine / UNIAN collage, photo – REUTERS, screenshotPre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court today, November 21, issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This is stated on the ISS website.The warrants were issued for “crimes against humanity and war crimes” committed between at least October 8, 2023 and at least May 20, 2024. The warrants are usually classified as “secret” to protect witnesses and ensure investigations, but the Chamber ruled that Israeli victims and their families must be informed of their existence.
The chamber finds Netanyahu and Gallant criminally responsible “for crimes against humanity and war crimes” as accomplices and civilian leaders in directing an attack on the Palestinian civilian population.
The Chamber also criticized Netanyahu and Gallant for violating international humanitarian law against the residents of Palestine. It emphasized that the law relating to non-international armed conflict could be applied to hostilities between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas.
The department added that the Prime Minister and the former head of the Ministry of Defense obstructed and limited the provision of humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza.
“The restrictions, along with power outages and reduced fuel supplies, have also severely affected Gaza’s water supply and the ability of hospitals to provide medical care,” the statement said.
Israel’s request, in which the country challenged the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the situation in Palestine, was also rejected. In addition, Jerusalem asked the Pre-Trial Chamber to order that the Prosecutor’s Office submit a new notice of initiation of the investigation to its authorities.
The first request was rejected on the grounds that Israel’s recognition of the court’s jurisdiction was not necessary. It can exercise its jurisdiction based on the territorial jurisdiction of Palestine.
In addition, the court noted that the prosecution informed Israel about the start of the investigation as early as 2021. However, Jerusalem decided not to file any motions to postpone the investigation.
The situation in the Middle East – the latest newsEarlier, UNIAN reported that Qatar withdrew from the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. It is noted that the country has a whole group of diplomats specially trained in conducting peace negotiations, but even they do not always manage to achieve a result.
In addition, we wrote that during Israel’s attack on Iran at the end of October, a top-secret nuclear weapons center was destroyed. However, the country continues to deny that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
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