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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Sa’ar says he believes US will take action against ICC over Israel arrest warrants
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says he believes the United States will punish the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.
Israel has said it will appeal the ICC decision to move against Netanyahu and Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict.
But during a visit to the Czech Republic, Sa’ar says other countries were also dismayed by the decision, including the United States.
“I tend to believe that in Washington, legislation is going to take place very shortly against the ICC and whoever cooperates with it,” Sa’ar tells a joint press conference with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky.
Sa’ar adds that Israel will finish the 14-month-old war in Gaza, sparked by the October 7 onslaught, when it “achieves its objectives” of returning hostages held by Hamas and ensuring the Islamist terror group no longer controls the Palestinian enclave.
Sa’ar says Israel did not intend to control civilian life in Gaza, adding that peace is “inevitable” but couldn’t be based on “illusions.”
The Times of Israel Community.