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EU foreign policy chief issues muted statement on ICC
20 May 2024 22:04 BST
EU foreign policy Josep Borrell issued a muted statement in response to the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s call for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and senior Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes.
“I take note of the decision of the ICC Prosecutor to apply for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, Ismail Haniyeh, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant,” Borrell wrote on X.
He said the ICC’s mandate was to prosecute “the most serious crimes under international law,” adding “all states that have ratified the ICC statutes are bound to execute the Court’s decisions".