CNN —The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and a senior Hamas official, accusing them of war crimes during and after the October 7 attacks on Israel last year. However, the State of Palestine has joined it by becoming a party to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. The court itself lacks an enforcement mechanism and depends on member states to carry out arrests. Gallant served as defense minister until this month, when Netanyahu fired him after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war effort. The prime minister said at the time that “trust between me and the minister of defense has cracked.” Katz, who served as foreign minister until then, became defense minister.

Source: Egypt Independent November 21, 2024 19:46 UTC