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Maariv quoted sources it described as informed that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “Afraid and nervous” about the possibility of an arrest warrant being issued against him International Criminal Court Against the backdrop of the war on the Gaza Strip Gaza.
The sources said yesterday, Saturday, that Netanyahu made extensive contacts, especially with Washington, to prevent the issuance of an arrest warrant against him from the International Criminal Court, and indicated that he is indirectly trying to pressure the US President. joe biden To take action in this regard.
The Israeli newspaper added that there is a belief that the issuance of the arrest warrant is a matter of time and that it may include Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy with Netanyahu.
Last Wednesday, the Israeli National Security Council discussed ways to confront the possibility of issuing international arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant, and Halevy.
Israeli Channel 13 said that a “secret discussion” took place in the National Security Council “in preparation for the possibility of issuing international arrest warrants in the coming days against senior officials in Israel.”
She added that, according to the information and indicators available to senior officials in Israel, there is a possibility that the International Criminal Court will direct… The Hague (Netherlands) Arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Halevy.
On April 19, the Israeli Channel 12 said that the International Criminal Court is considering issuing international arrest warrants soon against Netanyahu and other senior officials, against the backdrop of committing war crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza.
And the criminal courtinternational justice Court They are affiliated with the United Nations, but while the Criminal Court pursues individuals, the Court of Justice adjudicates disputes between states, and is already considering, for the first time, a case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
The channel explained that within the discussion, immediate measures were approved that Israel must take to confront this potential step, including “launching a political campaign” at the international level against it.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that has left tens of thousands dead and wounded, most of them children and women, massive destruction, and famine that has claimed the lives of children and the elderly.
Israel continues its war despite the issuance of an immediate ceasefire resolution by the Security Council, and despite its appearance before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing genocide.
