China expressed its hope that the International Criminal Court would be “objective,” while Russia said that it was strange that the United States was willing to impose sanctions on the court after the Attorney General’s request to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) against the backdrop of the war in the Gaza Strip. .
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, “We hope that the International Criminal Court will maintain its objective and impartial position and exercise its powers in line with the law.” At the same time, he called for an end to “collective punishment of the Palestinian people.”
Wang pointed out that “China has always stood by justice and international law regarding the Palestinian issue,” adding that Beijing supports “the endeavors to reach a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue.”
For his part, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that it is very strange that the United States seems ready to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Peskov stated that Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute under which the International Criminal Court was established, and does not recognize its authority.
Israel does not recognize
On the other hand, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that Tel Aviv is not a party to the International Criminal Court, and does not recognize its authority.
In a post on the
Galant claimed that “the Israeli army is fighting (in the Gaza Strip) in accordance with the rules of international law, and is making unique humanitarian efforts, the likes of which have not been made in any armed conflict.”
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, announced – Monday – that he is seeking arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Galant on charges of committing crimes including starvation, premeditated murder, extermination or murder.
He added – in his statement – that Israel had committed crimes against humanity and accused it of launching a “widespread and systematic attack against Palestinian civilians.”
Karim Khan also requested the issuance of arrest warrants against 3 senior Hamas leaders: the movement’s head in Gaza, Yahya al-Sinwar, the leader of the al-Qassam Brigades, the movement’s military wing, Muhammad Diab Ibrahim (the guest), and the head of the movement’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, on charges of “genocide, rape, sexual violence, and hostage-taking.” .