The president of the United States, Joe Biden, described this Thursday as “scandalous” the (ICC) against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the former Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. perpetrated within the framework of the military offensive launched more than a year ago on the Gaza Strip.
“The ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is scandalous. Let me be clear once again: regardless of what the ICC may imply, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and (Islamic Resistance Movement) Hamas. “We will always support Israel in the face of threats to its security,” reads a statement from Biden.
Previously, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre expressed her “full” rejection of the CFI’s decision, adding that they remain “deeply concerned” about the prosecutor’s haste and the “disturbing errors in the process.” Thus, he recalled that the ICC “has no jurisdiction” over the military offensive launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip.
and, therefore, it is not part of the ICC nor recognizes its jurisdiction, but Palestine has been admitted as a member since 2015. For its part, the United States is not a member of the court.
The elected president of the United States, Donald Trump has not commented at the moment regarding the ICC arrest warrants, although Michael Waltzappointed by Trump as White House Security Advisor, has pointed to “a forceful response to the anti-Semitic bias of the ICC and the UN in January”, the date on which the magnate takes office and takes over the Oval Office.
“The ICC has no credibility and the US Government has refuted these accusations. Israel has legally defended its people and its borders from genocidal terrorists,” the congressman expressed through his profile on the social network X.
The court in The Hague, which has rejected the appeals presented by Israel and has ruled that it has jurisdiction in the case, believes that there is evidence that both Netanyahu and Gallant knowingly sought to leave the Gazan population without elements “indispensable for their survival.” and block the entry of aid, also hindering the work of humanitarian organizations.
Judges believe Netanyahu and Gallant may be “criminally responsible” for using starvation as a method of waras well as murders, other inhuman acts and persecution that would fall within the category of crimes against humanity. He also reproaches them that indiscriminate attacks against the civilian population may have been committed under their command.
The court has also ordered the arrest of the head of the military wing of Hamas, Mohamed Diab al Masri, known as ‘Abú Deif’, after other leaders of the Islamist group previously identified, Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniye, have lost their lives in the last months in Israeli operations. Israel has presumed him dead, although the group has not officially confirmed this.
