❗️ICC rejects Israel’s appeal against arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

On 18 October, the International Criminal Court (ICC) officially dismissed Israel’s request to appeal the arrest warrants issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza. The court ruled that “the issue, as framed by Israel, is not an appealable issue” while a separate question of ICC jurisdiction remains under review.

Earlier, in November 2024, the ICC found “reasonable grounds” to believe Netanyahu and Gallant bore “criminal responsibility” for actions including starvation as a method of warfare and targeting civilians. Israel had challenged both the warrants and the court’s jurisdiction, but the court has kept the warrants in place while the broader legal issues are being examined.