Benjamin Netanyahu
“What the Zionist regime did in Gaza and Lebanon is not victory,” the Iranian leader told a gathering of loyalist militia forces in Tehran.
“We are close to an agreement. It could happen within days; a few details remain to be finalized,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog.
The decision put the Jewish state in one basket with Russia and Sudan but may invite American sanctions.
“This ill-considered endorsement of the ICC’s politically motivated actions is a slap in the face to our ally and to every innocent Israeli still being held hostage,” wrote Leo Housakos, a Quebec senator.
The suspect is accused of compromising state security, something his supporters strongly deny.
“The truth that has been revealed is that international justice is with us, while it is against the Zionist entity,” said senior Hamas figure Izzat al-Risheq.
“Israel utterly rejects the false and absurd charges of the International Criminal Court, a biased and discriminatory political body.”
“Taken in bad faith, the outrageous decision at the ICC has turned universal justice into a universal laughingstock,” said the Israeli president.
The warrants drew heated rebuke from across Israel’s political spectrum.
The Hague issued warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister due to alleged “crimes against humanity and war crimes” in Gaza.
The U.S. envoy will meet with Netanyahu as efforts to advance a truce with the Hezbollah terrorist group continue.
“You choose—the choice is yours—but the result will be the same. We will return everyone,” said the Israeli prime minister.
