Israel on Friday announced its formal opposition to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court’s prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry appeal challenges both the authority of the court and the legality of the arrest warrants.
In a statement, ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein said: “The State of Israel submitted today its official challenge to the ICC’s jurisdiction, as well as the legality of the Prosecutor’s requests for arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.”