Rights groups call on US to suspend arms transfers after ICC seeks arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

US human rights groups are urging the US to suspend arms transfers to Israel after the International Criminal Court (ICC) said it seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, along with three leaders of Hamas.

“The US should immediately suspend all arms transfers to Israel, given the ICC’s conclusion that Israeli officials at the highest levels are engaging in war crimes for which the court is seeking their arrest,” Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director for Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), said.

“US officials involved in approving and sending additional weapons to Israel may find themselves next in line facing ICC arrest warrants.”