With questions over whether new Labour government in Britain will follow through on the previous Conservative government's agreement to challenge the ICC's jurisdiction over Israel, warrants expected within the next 2 weeks.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to approve Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's request to file arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant within the next two weeks, Israel's Channel 14 News reported.
According to the report, Israel had been relying on the promise by the previous Conservative government in Britain to file a challenge to the ICC's claims of jurisdiction over Gaza and Israel to prevent the warrants from being issued.
However, now that a new Labour government has risen in the UK, there are conflicting reports as to whether the challenge will be filed. According to the Guardian, Labour Party officials have said that the party accepts the ICC's jurisdiction in this case.
Israeli officials now believe the warrants will be issued some time in the second half of July.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced in May that he is seeking arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
As for the Israeli officials, Khan said the charges include: “Causing extermination, causing starvation as a method of war, including the denial of humanitarian relief supplies, deliberately targeting civilians in conflict."
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