UK’s Starmer withdrawing previous government’s objection to ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant – spokesperson

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirms that the country will withdraw the previous government’s objection to the International Criminal Court’s request for arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The spokesperson says that the decision of whether or not to issue the warrants is for the ICC to make.

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