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CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Blasts ICC Prosecutor for ‘Despicable’ Parallels between Israel and Hamas in Arrest Warrant Bid [#ArrestWarrant #ArrestWarrants #BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #YoavGallant #Gallant]

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International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan’s attempt to overturn the creation will not succeed – the prosecutor’s parallel between the terrorist organization Hamas and the State of Israel is despicable and disgusting. The State of Israel is not a party to the Court and does not recognize its authority.

Israel is fighting a just war against a brutal terrorist organization-Hamas.
Even in facing a cynical enemy, Israel abides by IHL and maintains professional and moral standards.

We are fighting for the hostages.
We are fighting for our lives.
We are fighting for our future 🇮🇱

The defense minister claims that the prosecutor’s decision to seek the arrest of Israeli officials is an attempt to reject Israel’s right to self-defense and ensure the release of the hostages.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant described the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants against him, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside 3 Hamas leaders as a “despicable” parallel, claiming it was an attempt to deny Israel the right to self-defense.

Khan declared Monday that he would pursue arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and 3 Hamas terrorist leaders.

Khan stated that the charges against Israel’s prime minister and defense chief were for “causing extermination, causing starvation as a method of war, including the denial of humanitarian relief supplies, and deliberately targeting civilians in conflict.”

Khan said he was also seeking arrest warrants for Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ ruler in Gaza; Mohammed Deif, the terror group’s military chief; and Ismail Haniyeh, the organization’s leader.

He stated that they would be charged with extermination, murder, hostage-taking, rape, and sexual assault.

The court’s pre-trial judges will evaluate whether there is enough evidence to issue warrants.

Israel is not a member of the court, and even if the arrest warrants are issued, Netanyahu and Gallant face no immediate threat of indictment.

However, Khan’s announcement deepens Israel’s isolation as it continues to fight the war that began with the horrific Oct. 7 attack, and the threat of arrest may make it impossible for Israeli leaders to travel abroad.

On Monday, US President Joe Biden termed Khan’s decision “outrageous,” while a representative for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the decision by the ICC prosecutor was “not helpful in terms of reaching a pause in the fighting, getting hostages out, or getting humanitarian aid in.”

Both Israel and Hamas condemned the move to equate them, and Israeli authorities and politicians across the board expressed their outrage.

Netanyahu stated that the “absurd and false warrant by the prosecutor in The Hague is directed not only against the prime minister of Israel and the defense minister but against the entire State of Israel.”

The premier dismissed Khan’s purported analogy “with disgust” and claimed it is an example of “the new antisemitism” that has spread from college campuses to The Hague.

הניסיון של תובע בית הדין הפלילי הבינ"ל קארים חאן להפוך את היוצרות לא יצלח – ההקבלה של התובע בין ארגון הטרור חמאס למדינת ישראל היא בזויה ומעוררת שאט נפש. מדינת ישראל אינה צד לביה"ד ולא מכירה בסמכותו.

— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) May 21, 2024

Israel is fighting a just war against a brutal terrorist organization-Hamas.
Even in facing a cynical enemy, Israel abides by IHL and maintains professional and moral standards.

We are fighting for the hostages.
We are fighting for our lives.
We are fighting for our future 🇮🇱

— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) May 21, 2024

NEWS SOURCE & LINKS:
The Times of Israel

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