Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:50am on 28 Nov 2024,Thursday International
The French government has stated that Benjamin Netanyahu is immune from International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for war crimes, citing Israel’s non-membership in the ICC. This follows ICC-issued warrants for Netanyahu and ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes. France initially signaled adherence to the ICC's Rome Statute obligations but later invoked Article 98, which upholds immunities for non-member states. Critics, including Amnesty International France, denounced the move as inconsistent with France’s previous stance on Vladimir Putin’s ICC warrant. Israel dismissed the allegations as “baseless,” while Netanyahu’s office announced plans to appeal the warrants.
