International Criminal Court, last Monday: seeks arrest warrants for Benjamin #Netanyahu and Yoav #Gallant for criminal responsibility in starvation of civilians and crimes against humanity.
International Court of Justice, Friday: “Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in Rafah which may inflict on the Palestinian group in #Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part”
The International Criminal Court announced that it is filing arrest warrants for colonial prime minister Benjamin #Netanyahu and colonial war minister Yoav #Gallant, on the grounds that they have committed war crimes in their aggression on #Gaza. The charges leveled against them include intentional starvation, extermination, and persecution.
The Court is also issuing arrest warrants for the leader of Hamas in Gaza Yahya Sinwar, Commander-in-Chief Mohammed Deif, and head of #Hamas political bureau Ismail #Haniyeh.
Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said: “I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip…No electricity, no food, no fuel. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.”
That is what they have done.
The world community cannot allow this barbarism. pic.twitter.com/tnBHbadX2d
The announcement that the #ICC prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav #Gallant as well as #Hamas leaders Yahya #Sinwar and Ismail #Haniyeh is a signal to Israel that the international community will not accept the perpetration of war crimes in response to war crimes, says Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow, MENA Programme at Chatham House. He spoke to France24's Mark Owen #Gaza#Israel
> Compte tenu des preuves recueillies et examinées par mon Bureau, j’ai de bonnes raisons de penser que la responsabilité pénale de Benjamin #NETANYAHU, [...] et de Yoav #GALLANT[...] est engagée pour les crimes de guerre et les crimes contre l’humanité ci-après commis sur le territoire de l’État de #Palestine (dans la bande de #Gaza) à compter du 8 octobre 2023 au moins.
🇫🇷 "France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence and the fight against impunity in every situation."
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
#ICC Prosecutor states he has reasonable grounds to believe #Netanyahu and #Gallant have criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity. Also seeks arrest warrants against Hamas leadership. #Gaza
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defense minister Yoav #Gallant and three Hamas leaders — Yehia #Sinwar, Mohammed #Deif and Ismail #Haniyeh — are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the #Gaza Strip and #Israel.
Warrants could be issued this week against Netanyahu, Defense Minister #YoavGallant and army chief #HerzlHalevi. Some legal experts say the attorney general and army lawyers are partly to blame for not doing enough to prevent Israeli violations of #InternationalLaw
The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a snr #UnitedStates#military ofcl told NPR Thurs. There are also reports of explosions in #Iraq & #Syria.
Iran's Fars News Agency says explosions were heard in the central city of #Isfahan, according to the Reuters News Agency.
The extent of Israel's strikes & the weapons used weren't clear.
They also spoke about the importance of increasing & sustaining the flow of #humanitarian#aid to #civilians in #Gaza, including via the new route from Ashdod Port in #Israel.
A snr US ofcl on Thurs night declined to say whether #Gallant gave #Austin any advance warning of an impending strike.
The Israeli regime's war minister announced that the regime's army forces have withdrawn from #Khanyounis in #Gaza in order to prepare for the upcoming mission in #Rafah.
PS. There are unconfirmed reports that IDF lost 21 soldiers and offices in a single day of operation this weekend.
During #Biden’s speech on #healthcare yesterday he was interrupted by protesters advocating for #Palestinians in #Gaza. Instead of ignoring them & moving on, #POTUS responded, “They have a point; we need to get more care into Gaza.” He added, “Everybody deserves healthcare.”
The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.
Remarks by #Gallant & #LloydAustin before the meeting underscored the divide. While both noted their countries’ commitment to #Israel’s #security, Gallant emphasized what he said was the urgent need to destroy #Hamas, secure the release of Israeli #hostages & “ensure Israel’s military edge & capabilities.”
The #US abstention is likely to further strain US / #Israel relations amid sharp disagreements over Israel’s planned military offensive in #Rafah.
#Israeli DefMin Yoav #Gallant is in DC this wk, as the #Biden admin presses Israel not to attack the southern #Gaza city of Rafah. VP #Harris said such an offensive “would be a huge mistake,” w/ >1M people sheltering there. Asked if there would be “consequences” from the #UnitedStates for an Israeli op in Rafah, she said, “I am ruling out nothing.”
They are all, bar Livni and Herzog, key members of Israel’s War Cabinet. Livni is Israel’s former Foreign Minister & Ambassador to London and Herzog is President of Israel.
They are all, bar Livni and Herzog, key members of Israel’s War Cabinet. Livni is Israel’s former Foreign Minister & Ambassador to London and Herzog is President of Israel.
Israeli war minister Yoav #Gallant, who last year described Palestinians as human animals, sends a #Ramadan message to #Muslims across occupied Palestine.
It's just sickening to see how they now act like humble people who seems to care for Muslims and their religion.