Great Britain will not interfere with the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office announced today.
With this decision, Starmer deviates from the plans of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who intended to challenge the arrest warrant issued by the ICC.
"That was a proposal by the previous government that was not tabled before the election and I can confirm that it has been our long-standing position that it is a matter for the Court," Starmer said.
The deadline for submitting an objection to the decision of the ICC on issuing an arrest warrant expires today.
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has indicted Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and three Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinvar, Mohamed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders condemned the ICC decision as "shameful and anti-Semitic."
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