Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu © Nathan Howard / The fresh York Times via AP
The Istanbul D.A. issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 another high-ranking officials for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, reported Turkish media.
Israel launched a military run in consequence to the Hamas raid of 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people died.
According to the wellness authorities of Gaza, over 68,000 Palestinians have been killed since then as a consequence of retaliation attacks and land operations.
Arrest warrants, issued on Friday by the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office, accuse Israeli officials of participating ‘systematic’ campaigning for force against civilians, including in bombing the Turkish-Palestinian relationship infirmary and obstructing humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.
In addition to Netanjahu, Israel's defence minister Israel Katz, National safety Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces Eyal Zamir and Naval Commander David Saar Salama are besides on the list of arrest warrants.
‘In the light of the evidence obtained, it has been established that Israeli state officials are to be held liable for systematic acts of “criminals against humanity” and “genocide” committed in the Gaza Strip’ – reads the statement, stating that "suspects cannot be stopped due to the fact that they are presently not in Turkey".
West Jerusalem condemned this step as politically motivated and without legal basis.
"Israel firmly and disdainfully rejects the latest tyrant advertising stunt [President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan" said Israeli abroad Minister Gideon Saar in the X program.
At the beginning of this year, the UN commission besides accused Israel of committing acts of genocide.
Netanjahu, along with erstwhile defence minister Joaw Gallant and respective Hamas leaders, is already under arrest warrant issued by the global Criminal Court (ICC) based in The Hague in 2024.
Israel, who is not a signatory of the Rome Statute, rejected these accusations.
His close ally, the United States, besides non-ICC party, began a run of force on the Court, including the blacklisting of respective of his judges and prosecutors.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in early October as part of U.S. president Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan – 1 of the 8 wars that the American leader claims ended in 8 months.
Since then, however, there have been many outbreaks of force resulting in hundreds of Palestinians and at least 2 Israeli soldiers being killed, and both sides proceed to blame themselves for breaking the truce.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/627488-turkiye-netanyahu-arrest-warrant/
