Erdogan welcomed the "courageous decision" of the ICC to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

"We support the arrest warrant. We think it is important that this bold decision be implemented by all the signatory countries of the agreement (on the establishment of the ICC) in order to restore the trust of humanity in the international system," Erdogan said in Istanbul.

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23.11.2024. 16:59h

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today described the issuance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Galant as a "courageous decision".

"We support the arrest warrant. We think it is important that this bold decision be implemented by all the signatory countries of the agreement (on the establishment of the ICC) in order to restore humanity's trust in the international system," Erdogan said in Istanbul.

On November 21, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Galant and the head of Hamas's military wing, Mohamed Deif, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza and the attack on October 7 last year that triggered an Israeli offensive on Palestinian territory.

The court ruling theoretically limits Netanyahu's travels, since any of the court's 124 member states would be obligated to arrest him on its territory.