The main topic in the Western press today is the arrest warrant issued yesterday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Benjamin Netanyahu is at risk of arrest if he sets foot on British soil, after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer supported the ICC's decision to put the Israeli leader on trial for crimes against humanity, writes the British newspaper. "Times".
European countries have vowed to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant after the ICC issued arrest warrants for the two Israeli politicians, the London v. "Daily Telegraph".
The daily notes that the ICC charged Netanyahu and Gallant with crimes against humanity and war crimes for their role in Israel's war against the Palestinian Islamist movement "Hamas" in the Gaza Strip.
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants for the two Israeli politicians means that they are at risk of being arrested in any of the 124 countries that recognize the court's jurisdiction, the "Daily Telegraph" points out.
The publication draws attention to the fact that several countries, including Italy and the Netherlands, said yesterday that they would arrest Netanyahu and Gallant if they set foot on their territory.
V. "Independent" notes that in addition to Netanyahu, the ICC issued warrants for Yoav Galant and the leader of "Hamas" Mohammed Deif. The British publication recalls that Israel said in August that Deif had been eliminated in an airstrike on Gaza earlier this year.
This is the first time that for leaders of a democratic state and country – ally of the West, arrest warrants have been issued by the ICC, notes the London c. "Guardian".
A large number of Western countries have called for the ICC's decision to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu to be implemented, emphasizes v. "Washington Post".
The arrest warrants issued yesterday by the ICC against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Galant are a historic turning point. For the first time since the creation of the ICC in 1998, charges have been brought against political leaders against the will of their Western allies, writes the French c. "Mond".