ICC prosecutor canceled trip to Gaza and instead opted to request arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

According to an exclusive Reuters report, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan canceled a “fact-finding” mission in Gaza at the last minute and instead decided to expedite his request for arrest warrants for Israeli officials without collecting evidence.

This move blindsided members of Khan’s own staff and angered US and UK officials, with the latter threatening to cut funds to the ICC.


On May 20, Karim Khan requested from the ICC arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as all three Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh for alleged war crimes.

Four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that Khan was supposed to have gone to Gaza to gather on-site evidence and ask those accused to make their case before requesting arrest warrants.

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ICC prosecutor canceled trip to Gaza and instead opted to request arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

UK Foreign Minister David Cameron called Khan's move 'crazy' and threatened to cut support and funding for the ICC.

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[Margery]

Little coward. Easier to attack Israel from a safe distance than go to Gaza and risk finding that Israel is right and get killed by fellow Muslims.

 

[1LoverofGod]

**Update:

Report: New UK gov’t likely to green light ICC’s arrest warrant against Netanyahu

Britain’s new Labour government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer is likely to drop its predecessor’s challenge to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against senior Israeli leaders earlier this year.
Over the weekend, Starmer spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, emphasizing his government’s support for Palestinian statehood as an “undeniable right of Palestinians,” and the “clear and urgent need for a ceasefire” in Gaza.
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Report: New UK gov't likely to green light ICC's arrest warrant against Netanyahu

Labour government reportedly likely to drop Britain's challenge to International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Gallant.

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[Batman]

I figure they will keep a price/punishment over the heads of Israeli leaders from here forward. The big question is whether they will ever go hunting and collect those leaders for punishment. I suppose the trib is an all-bets-are-off time frame.