ICC move may increase pressure on Netanyahu
Prospect of arrest warrant may influence Israel’s allies
21 May 2024 - 16:33
A future arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lead to “pressure” by Israel’s Western allies and Netanyahu’s own government for a ceasefire in southern Gaza.
This is the view of experts reacting to the announcement by Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Monday indicating that he was seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leadership over the situation in the Palestinian territory. ..
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