Netanyahu's office slams ICC warrants after Israel claims procedural court victory: Report

A statement by an aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, provided to the Times of Israel on Thursday, slammed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to leave the arrest warrants for Israeli officials in place.

Earlier in the day, Israel claimed a procedural victory when its appeal of the warrants at the ICC was sent back to the pre-trial chamber for reconsideration. 

But the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant remain active, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. 

That decision, the aide said, “highlights the injustice done to Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister, when the Court issued absurd warrants without having the authority to do so."

“Israel expects the [ICC] to cancel the warrants immediately,” the aide told The Times of Israel.