Saturday, November 23, 2024 - The UK has been warned it could face US reprisals for helping enforce an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for the Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Thursday, the Hague-based court issued warrants for
Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant on allegations Israel
has used food as a weapon in its campaign against Hamas in Gaza, a charge
Israeli officials deny.
UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer later backed the
International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli
PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
This means, Britain, along with 123 other members of the
ICC, will now be obliged to detain Netanyahu 'on sight' under international
law.
According to Mail Online, Senior Republican Senator Lindsey
Graham has warned that the US would not 'let the world believe for a moment
that this is a legitimate exercise of jurisdiction by the Court against Israel
and threatened that there would be consequences from the United States
'I will be introducing legislation that puts other countries
on notice – If you aid and abet the ICC after their action against the State of
Israel, you can expect consequences from the United States,' he said.
'Any nation that joins with the ICC after this outrage is a
partner in a reckless act that tramples the rule of law.'
The ICC also issued a warrant for Mohammed Deif, head of
Hamas' armed wing, over the October 7, 2023 terror attacks that triggered
Israel's offensive in Gaza. Israel is believed to have killed Deif in an
airstrike.
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