WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATION – MIDDLE EAST

PM equivalates on ICC’s Hamas-Israel equivalence

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Original article by Ben Packham, Janet Albrechtsen
The Australian – Page: 1 & 7 : 22-May-24

The federal government is under scrutiny over its response to the International Criminal Court’s move to seek an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese initially responded by stating that "I don’t comment on court proceedings". In contrast, US President Joe Biden has labelled the push to charge Netanyahu with war crimes as "outrageous"; he also stated that there is "no equivalence between Israel and Hamas", whose leaders in Gaza may also face war crime allegations. Foreign Minister Penny Wong subsequently issued a statement in which she said the decision on arrest warrants is a matter for the ICC.

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza

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Original article by Ivana Kottasova, Madalena Araujo
CNN – Page: Online : 21-May-24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described a move to seek an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as "a political outrage". The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan will also apply for arrest warrants for Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three senior leaders of terrorist group Hamas; they include Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza. The charges relate to the 7 October terrorist attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. Netanyahu says the push to charge him with war crimes will not deter Israel, and the war will continue until the remaining hostages are released and Hamas is destroyed. A panel of ICC judges will consider Khan’s application for the arrest warrants.

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