On Wednesday and despite overwhelming pressure from Israel and the U.S., the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed requests concerning the arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and former defense minister. The ICC’s judges ruled that the tribunal’s arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip would stand.
The orders were issued due to the duo’s actions either leading to, prolonging or reinforcing the October 2023 war of genocide on Gaza that has so far claimed the lives of more than 58,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children. The judges said the warrants would remain active while the court continued to review the regime’s so-called objections to its jurisdiction in the case.
They also rejected a parallel Israeli plea to freeze the broader investigation into crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories, underscoring the tribunal’s refusal to yield to diplomatic pressure. The ICC’s determination to proceed with the Gaza war crimes case has unfolded against a backdrop of mounting threats, political interference, and retaliation targeting its senior officials.