His decision that the ICC “has jurisdiction over Israeli, Palestinian or other nationals who committed crimes in Gaza or the West Bank” was supported by a panel of international legal experts, including several from the UK. In 2021, a deeply divided pre-trial chamber concluded that the court’s jurisdiction extended to Gaza. But the UK says...
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Rafah camp fire was caused by ‘secondary explosion’, says IDF
Footage from the scene showed Palestinians frantically attending to the victims. The attacks on Rafah have reignited criticism of Israel’s military offensive in the southern city, where more than one million Palestinians had been taking shelter. On Tuesday, Israeli tanks reportedly rolled into the centre of the city, with eyewitnesses telling local media several were...
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Israeli bombing of Rafah triggers pro-Palestine protests across UK
A crowd carrying Palestine flags with some wearing the green bibs of the Friends of Al-Aqsa human rights movement were seen marching through the town. Friends of Al-Aqsa called for an emergency demonstration outside Downing Street in London Posting on social media, it said: “Let’s mobilise for an emergency rally for Rafah. We have all...
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Sunak condemns ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu
“Earlier in the day, Mr Gallant described the request for an arrest warrant against him as “despicable and disgusting”. The reaction from Israel’s allies in the West has been mixed, with some saying that any ruling made by the ICC should be respected, while others have expressed dismay at the fact that Israeli officials were...
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ICC arrest request for Israeli PM Netanyahu is unhelpful, says UK
2 min read Last Updated : May 20 2024 | 10:46 PM IST The ICC prosecutor’s decision to request an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unhelpful, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said after more than seven months of...
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest would not end Gaza war, says Britain
“As we have said from the outset, we do not think the ICC has jurisdiction in this case. The UK has not yet recognised Palestine as a state, and Israel is not a State Party to the Rome Statute.” The ICC relies on its member countries to carry out arrests on their territory. Labour called...