Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday rejected one in a series of legal challenges brought by Israel against the court’s probe into its conduct of the Gaza war.
On appeal, judges refused to overturn a lower court decision that the prosecution’s investigation into alleged crimes under its jurisdiction could include events following the deadly attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
The ruling means the investigation continues and the arrest warrants issued last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief Yoav Gallant remain in place.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the ruling an example of the ICC’s disregard for the sovereign rights of countries who are not members of the court, in a post on social media platform X.
Israel rejects the jurisdiction of the Hague-based court and denies war crimes in Gaza, where it has waged a military campaign it says is aimed at eliminating Hamas following the October 7 attacks.
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