The Chilean government supports the proposal of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, who asked to issue arrest warrants against the leaders of Israel and Hamas for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. said BioBioChile on May 22.
“Chile supports the work carried out by the ICC prosecutor and hopes that all States will cooperate in his investigation.”– reports the press service.
The Chilean Foreign Ministry indicated that “these arrest warrants are based on possible responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territories of the State of Palestine and the State of Israel since October 7, 2023”.
It should be noted that the ICC prosecutor demanded the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the head of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, the commander in chief of the Al-Brigades. Qassam (the military wing of Hamas), Mohamed Deif, and the head of Hamas’ political bureau in Gaza, Ismail Haniya.
Both sides of the conflict, both Israeli authorities and leaders of the Palestinian Islamist group, were outraged by Prosecutor Khan’s request, and US President Joe Biden called it “unbearable” AND “outrageous”.
The International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, is made up of representatives of 124 member states, which do not include Israel but do include Palestine, which gives the court the power to act on crimes committed on Palestinian territory or by Palestinian citizens. in another state. even if that state is not a member of the ICC.
Israel, like the United States and China, signed but did not ratify the Rome Statute, which established the ICC.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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