'No One Will Stop US': Israeli PM Netanyahu Denounces ICC'S Bid to Arrest Him Over Gaza War

Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday strongly condemned International Criminal Court's prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for him alongside or Israeli leers over alleged 'war crimes' in ongoing Gaza conflict.

Posting a video on his social media handle X, Netanyahu called arrest bids "outrageous" and rejected it with disgust stating that "democratic Israel" has been compared to what he called "mass murderers."

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"It will cast an everlasting mark of shame on international court," it re furr.

A similar response was asserted by Netanyahu last month when he said that Israel “will never accept any attempt by ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defence." He said that while ICC won't affect Israel’s actions, it would "set a dangerous precedent."

What is ICC and Why It Wants to Arrest Leers?

Established in 2002 as permanent court, ICC is of 124 member states signed on to Rome Statute. ICC becomes involved when nations are unable or unwilling to prosecute crimes on ir territory.

In case of ongoing conflict in Gaza, ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leers, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months into war between two sides, based on a request by court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, who believes that Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leers — Yehia Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh — are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza Strip and Israel.

'US Stands With Israel Against Threats:' Prez Biden

Netanyahu's comments echo United States President Joe Biden who condemned International Court's arrest arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister.

In a statement, President Biden said, " ICC prosecutor's application for arrest warrants against Israeli leers is outrageous. And let me be clear: Whatever this prosecutor might imply, re is no equivalence -- none -- between Israel and Hamas."

He furr ded that “US will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.”

Who Else Did ICC Charge Earlier?

Last year, World Court issued a warrant for Russian President Vlimir Putin on charges of responsibility for abductions of children from Ukraine. Russia responded by issuing its own arrest warrants for Khan and ICC judges.

Or high-profile leers charged by court include ousted Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir on allegations including genocide in his country’s Darfur region. Former Libyan leer Moammar Ghafi was captured and killed by rebels shortly after ICC issued a warrant for his arrest on charges linked to brutal suppression of anti-government protests in 2011.

(Inputs from AP)