Top foreign military officials to ICC: Don't arrest Netanyahu, Gallant

The Higher Level Military Group has submitted a legal brief to the International Criminal Court seeking to convince the judges to reject a request by ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan for arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

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Top foreign military officials to ICC: Don't arrest Netanyahu, Gallant
By YONAH JEREMY BOB Published: AUGUST 6, 2024 19:11
Updated: AUGUST 6, 2024 22:18
ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year. (photo credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)
ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.
(photo credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)
Officers say allegations of Israel trying to starve and deliberately kill civilians are baseless.
The Higher Level Military Group has submitted a legal brief to the International Criminal Court seeking to convince the judges to reject a request by ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan for arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The specific legal group includes top former military generals and military legal officials from several North American and European countries who in July visited a wide variety of IDF bases and humanitarian aid sites at both higher and lower command levels throughout Israel and Gaza.

In the brief, the group addresses Khan’s two main thrusts for prosecuting Netanyahu and Gallant: charges of alleged starvation and charges of alleged deliberate killing of Palestinians by the IDF under orders.

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Top foreign military officials to ICC: Don't arrest Netanyahu, Gallant

Officers say allegations of Israel trying to starve and deliberately kill civilians are baseless.

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[1LoverofGod]

**New Story on ICC being pressed to initiate arrest warrants

Dozens of legal briefs filed to ICC on jurisdiction to prosecute Netanyahu, Gallant

(US argues that under Oslo Accords, Palestinians agreed that they don’t have criminal jurisdiction over Israeli nationals; deliberations likely to delay decision on warrants)​

Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments this week either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war between Israel and the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

The submissions come as a panel of judges considers a request filed in May by the court’s chief prosecutor for warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders, only one of which, Yahya Sinwar, is still alive.

Dozens of legal briefs filed to ICC on jurisdiction to prosecute Netanyahu, Gallant

US argues that under Oslo Accords, Palestinians agreed that they don't have criminal jurisdiction over Israeli nationals; deliberations likely to delay decision on warrants

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[mattfivefour]

only one of which, Yahya Sinwar, is still alive.

Not for much longer, I think.