The Guardian / November 21, 2024
The US have said they “fundamentally reject” the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for senior Israel officials and said the court does not have jurisdiction over the matter.
On Thursday, arrest warrants were issued by the court for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the late Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif over alleged war crimes committed in Gaza.
The US, which is not an ICC member, has previously welcomed ICC war crimes warrants against Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials for atrocities committed in Ukraine.
“We remain deeply concerned by the prosecutors rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that lead to this decision,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday, without going into further detail.
US rejects ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander.
Jean-Pierre said the US has been clear the ICC does not have jurisdiction over the matter. The US are currently having conversations with partners, including Israel, she said, regarding next steps.
