According to the Times, the new government in London will withdraw by the end of this week the objection that the previous government submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) to the request to issue international arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. 2 View gallery U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer ( Photo: David Cliff/AP )In recent days Israeli officials have tried to dissuade the new British government from the decision. Israeli officials say that there will be be damage to relations between London and Jerusalem if Britain takes these steps. The outgoing Conservative government headed by Rishi Sunak submitted to the international court an objection to the request of prosecutor Karim Khan to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. The war in Gaza, according to the report, puts Starmer and the Labor Party in a problematic position.

Source: International New York Times July 26, 2024 01:54 UTC