At least five Palestinians killed, 50 wounded by an Israeli attack that targeted people gathering around a truck carrying flour in southern Gaza.
Witnesses to Israel’s bombing of a family home in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp that left some 50 people dead or missing told Al Jazeera that “the Israeli military is killing civilians for fun”.
Archiv: 20-05-2024 ICC prosecutor Karim Khan files applications for arrest warrants against Israeli State and Hamas leadership / case dragged on by ICC pre-trial judges / finally issued on 21-11-2024
Gaza: Villepin appelle les Occidentaux à „isoler“ Israël pour empêcher „une épuration ethnique“
Dominique de Villepin s‘en est vivement pris à l‘action d‘Emmanuel Macron.
„Quelle crédibilité peut-on avoir sur le dossier ukrainien quand nous ne sommes que capables de signer des communiqués? Je peux vous dire que Jacques Chirac aujourd‘hui ne se contenterait pas de signer un communiqué avec le Canada et avec le Royaume-Uni“, a martelé l‘ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères.
Former French prime minister calls for ‚isolating‘ Israel to prevent ‚ethnic cleansing‘
He added: „The Europeans know this perfectly well, and they are there with wooden swords, even though there are three things that must be done immediately.“
First, „immediately suspend the European agreement with Israel. Most of Israel‘s trade is with Europe. Second, impose an arms embargo on all European countries. Third, refer the entire Israeli government and key Israeli military authorities to the International Criminal Court … by writing collectively to the court,“ he proposed.
Former French PM: ‘West will have to pay for Gaza silence’
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin gave an impassioned interview to French radio about the ‚scandal‘ of the war in Gaza, which he says has been forgotten about in France. De Villepan says Gaza is a war like no other because of its high civilian death toll, and says France and Europe have the military and economic levers to pressure Israel but they choose not to. Commentators in France are remarking about how rare it is for someone with the profile of de Villepin – a right-wing politician who served as prime minister, foreign minister and interior minister under Jacques Chiraq‘s government – to criticise Israel so openly and tell the truth about the war in Gaza.
ברק: נתניהו הכריז מלחמה על ישראל; צריך מרי אזרחי
רה“מ לשעבר אמר ל“מוריה וברקו“ כי צריך לעשות עסקה לשחרור החטופים גם במחיר של הפסקת המלחמה“. על נתניהו: „הכריז מלחמה על ישראל; קורא למרי אזרחי“. בליכוד תקפו: „לא נקבל הטפות מוסר ממי שעסוק בלקרוע את החברה הישראלית ונפגש למעלה מ-30 פעמים עם חברו הפדופיל ג׳פרי אפשטיין, גם אחרי שהורשע בשידול קטינה לזנות“
Ex-Israeli PM Barak urges civil disobedience to topple Netanyahu
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has called for nationwide protests to remove Benjamin Netanyahu, telling Channel 13 the current leader has „declared war on Israel.“
Barak demanded Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara force Netanyahu‘s recusal, referencing a delayed High Court ruling from January that blocked legislation protecting the PM from removal.
Invitation to Hungary to provide submissions for the purposes of proceedings under article 87(7) of the Rome Statute
FOR THESE REASONS, THE CHAMBER HEREBY,
INVITES Hungary to provide, by 23 May 2025, submissions for the purposes of proceedings under article 87(7) of the Rome Statute; and
INSTRUCTS the Registrar to transmit this invitation to the competent authorities of Hungary
ICC opens inquiry into Hungary for failing to arrest Netanyahu
In a filing released late Wednesday, The Hague-based court initiated non-compliance proceedings against Hungary after the country gave Netanyahu a red carpet welcome despite an ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanity in connection with the war in Gaza.
ICC Demands Explanation from Hungary About Refusal to Enforce Netanyahu Arrest Warrant
(April 17, 2025)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has asked Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent visit, despite an active ICC warrant for crimes against humanity in Gaza. In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 16, the court requested that Budapest submit a formal clarification by 23 May 2025.
U-turn: Brussels won’t arrest Netanyahu, Belgian PM says
(April 4, 2025)
France, Hungary and Poland are among the countries that said they would not act on the arrest warrant. Germany and Italy criticized the warrant without explicitly saying they would ignore it. The Netherlands and Austria are among the countries that criticized it but said they would act on it.
Belgium would likely not arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu – De Wever
(Friday, 4 April 2025)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently under an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, on Thursday night Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) said he would likely not be detained if he were on Belgian soil, sparking outrage from the Green opposition on Friday.
Trump, Netanyahu to meet at White House
The two leaders are also expected to discuss major geopolitical issues including the war in Gaza, tensions with Iran, Israel-Turkey ties and the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli leader last year. Trump in February signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the ICC over its investigations of Israel.
Netanyahu’s flight to US takes a different route to evade ICC arrest warrant: Report
According to the report from Haaretz, Israel believed that Ireland, Iceland and the Netherlands could have acted to enforce the warrant.
An Israeli government aircraft carrying PM Netanyahu that left Hungary for the US has passed through French airspace despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest, according to the FlightRadar24 website.
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Palestinian Red Crescent Society on the recent deaths of members – Press Conference | United Nations
The President of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Dr. Younis Al-Khatib told reporters in New York that he had presented audiovisual evidence and had urged the Security Council “to support the call for an independent and thorough investigation” following the discovery of the bodies of eight missing medics from the PRCS in a mass grave in Gaza.
According to the he International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) an emergency medical team of nine disappeared along with their ambulances after they came under heavy fire in Al-Hashashin on 23 March. After seven days, the bodies of ambulance officers Mostafa Khufaga, Saleh Muamer and Ezzedine Shaath and first responder volunteers Mohammad Bahloul, Mohammed Al-Heila, Ashraf Abu Labda, Raed Al Sharif and Rifatt Radwan were retrieved. Ambulance officer Assad Al-Nassasra is still missing.
Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza on 23 March.
Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court
Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest.
Will Hungary withdraw from ICC during Netanyahu visit?
Hungary was among the first countries that ratified the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC in 2002.
All 125 states parties to the statute are under a legal obligation to arrest and surrender Netanyahu to the Hague-based court.
Kifeya Khraim & Witness #3 | Public Hearings, COI Palestine, East Jerusalem & Israel, 11/03/2025
Mar 12, 2025
Kifeya Khraim, International Advocacy Officer, Women‘s Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling, and Witness #3, Women Human Rights Defender, give testimony during Public Hearings organized by the UN Commission of Inquiry Palestine, East Jerusalem & Israel, on 3 March 2025. The Commission of Inquiry held its third round of Public Hearings to gather testimony from victims of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence committed by the Israeli Security Forces and Israeli settlers.
Mohamed Hassan Matar Matar | Public Hearings, COI Palestine, East Jerusalem & Israel, 11/03/2025
Mar 12, 2025
Mohamed Hassan Matar Matar, a resident of the West Bank, gives testimony during Public Hearings organized by the UN Commission of Inquiry Palestine, East Jerusalem & Israel, on 3 March 2025. The Commission of Inquiry held its third round of Public Hearings to gather testimony from victims of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence committed by the Israeli Security Forces and Israeli settlers.
“More than a human can bear”: Israel‘s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since October 2023
“The evidence collected by the Commission reveals a deplorable increase in sexual and gender-based violence,” said Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission. “There is no escape from the conclusion that Israel has employed sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians to terrorise them and perpetuate a system of oppression that undermines their right to self-determination.”
The release of the report was accompanied by two days of public hearings held in Geneva on 11-12 March, during which the Commission heard from victims and witnesses of sexual and reproductive violence and medical personnel who assisted them, as well as representatives from civil society, academics, lawyers and medical experts.
The report found that sexual and gender-based violence – which has risen in frequency and severity – is being perpetrated across the Occupied Palestinian Territory as a strategy of war for Israel to dominate and destroy the Palestinian people.
Specific forms of sexual and gender-based violence – such as forced public stripping and nudity, sexual harassment including threats of rape, as well as sexual assault – comprise part of the Israeli Security Forces’ standard operating procedures toward Palestinians.
Other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and violence to the genitals, were committed either under explicit orders or with implicit encouragement by Israel’s top civilian and military leadership, the report said.
U.N. report accuses Israel of sexual violence, ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza
A U.N. report released Thursday accused Israel of carrying out “systematic” gender-based violence during its 17-month war in the Gaza Strip, including by shelling fertility clinics and hospital maternity wards, causing maternal deaths by blocking aid deliveries, and subjecting male and female detainees to sexual humiliation or abuse.
The 49-page report, by a U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry, said that “Israeli authorities have destroyed in part the reproductive capacity of the Palestinians in Gaza as a group, including by imposing measures intended to prevent births, one of the categories of genocidal acts in the Rome Statute and the Genocide Convention.”
Less Than Half in U.S. Now Sympathetic Toward Israelis
(Mqarch 6, 2025)
For years, a core tenet of Middle East peace proposals has been the so-called “two-state solution,” which would entail the creation of a Palestinian state. Gallup has measured Americans’ views on this since 1999. Since then, more Americans have supported than opposed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and that continues today. Currently, 55% are in favor and 31% opposed, while 14% do not have an opinion.
Israeli protesters call Netanyahu ‚corrupt‘ outside his trial
(March 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM UTC)
„His corruption is connected with a straight line with the abandonment of our hostages, our families. And he thinks that this is not important. He wants war. He wants war. He wants war. All of us have kids that fought in the war in Gaza, in Gaza, in Lebanon. We don‘t want any more war. We want him out of government. He‘s corrupt. He‘s a danger for democracy. He‘s a danger to our people.“
Albanese: Israel’s actions in Palestine constitute genocide, calls for Israel’s suspension from the UN
Albanese went on to clarify that UNRWA cannot disappear because it is a UN body protected by international law. „Member states cannot eliminate it by changing laws or cutting funding, as Israel and other countries have attempted. The rights of Palestinian refugees will remain intact because those rights are codified in international law.“
She also raised the issue of Israel’s violations against the UN, citing the destruction of 70% of UN premises in Gaza and the targeting of UNRWA schools, which had been sheltering refugees. „Israel has violated the UN Charter, and it must be held accountable for its actions. I have called for the suspension of Israel‘s credentials in the UN because of its disregard for international rules and laws. Israel has destroyed or damaged UN premises, targeted shelters, and accused the UN of terrorism.“
Hadash Lawmakers Against Netanyahu’s Decision to Stop Entry of Aid into Gaza
On Sunday evening, thousands of protesters broke down police barricades and lit flares during a sit-in outside Netanyahu’s house in Jerusalem, in protest of the government’s stalling the negotiations over a cease-fire deal with Hamas. One demonstrator was detained by police.
“Don’t you dare sabotage the deal,” the organizers wrote in a press statement before the gathering. “This evening proves that the public won’t stay quiet. While Netanyahu and [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich care more about political calculations than human lives, thousands hit the streets to remind them of their main obligation – bringing all the hostages back home,” they wrote. During the demonstration Partnership for Peace protesters, among them Hadash activists, called “No transfer, no to starvation, refuse to serve in the war” and “No to massacres, we refuse to be criminals.” At the same hour and under the banner “Stop Gaza starvation”, Hadash activists’ demonstrated near the Israeli army headquarters in Tel-Aviv
Israeli Hostages LIVE: More Than 2,000 Protest in Jerusalem Calling for Deal to Release All Hostages
(11 hours ago)
Hundreds of Israeli protesters blocked the road outside the prime minister’s residence on Sunday (March 2) threatening to stay until the government agreed to a deal that would bring home all the remaining hostages. Israeli police set up barricades to prevent the protesters from getting too close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence as protesters lit flares and bonfires.
Merz‘s Assurance For Netanyahu Visit Sparks Legal Controversy
(March 1, 2025)
Merz made headlines by stating, „We will find legally correct ways to continue receiving the Israeli Prime Minister in Germany,“ underscoring his commitment to maintaining the flow of diplomatic relations with Israel. He emphasized, „It is unimaginable for me for the democratically elected Prime Minister of the State of Israel not to be able to visit Germany.“ This sentiment appears to echo Germany’s long-standing dedication to supporting Israel, but has led to significant controversy.
Israel is a rogue nation. It should be removed from the United Nations
(October 15, 2024)
One rogue nation cannot declare war on the UN itself and continue to get away with it
Merz-Einladung für Netanjahu nach Deutschland: Rechtsbeugung und Eingriff in die Gewaltenteilung?
Auszug aus dem Wortprotokoll der Regierungspressekonferenz vom 26. Februar 2025
Frage Jessen
Ich will ein Thema aufrufen, das vorhin in den Wartesaal verschoben wurde, Stichwort: Haftbefehl gegen Netanjahu.
Herr Kall, sind deutsche Polizeibehörden gehalten, internationale Haftbefehle umzusetzen, wenn die betreffende Person in den Geltungsbereich deutschen Rechts gerät?
Kall (BMI)
Was den IStGH und Haftbefehle des IStGH angeht, ist das eine völkerstrafrechtliche Frage und damit eine Frage an das BMJ oder das AA.
Dr. Strauß (BMJ)
Ich kann gern für das BMJ ergänzen. Die Zusammenarbeit Deutschlands mit dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof folgt gesetzlichen Regeln. Sie sind im Einzelnen komplex. Sie können sie insbesondere im Gesetz über die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof nachlesen….
Faced with impeachment, far-left lawmaker slams attempts to silence him
(February 23, 2025)
And by the way, that [in no way] means that there is any justification for the war crimes and crimes against humanity of October 7 whatsoever. Not even the ongoing occupation and persecution and oppression of the Palestinian people. What happened on October 7 must be rejected 100%.
The second thing is that the Palestinian people didn’t launch a war against Israel. Those who are guilty of the crimes of October 7 are Hamas and some other elements of course. That’s not the Palestinian people. The Israelis, in general, are innocents, and the Palestinians, in general are innocents. There are those who are guilty of war crimes here and there and everywhere. In my view, [they] should be caught and brought to justice in The Hague.
The Times of Israel: Does that include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant?
Ofer Cassif: Yes.
MK Cassif: There’s a Fascist Atmosphere in Israel
(February 24, 2025)
“There are attempts to silence us and to pursue and to create an atmosphere of chilling effect to terrorize us. There are attempts, again, to silence us, to prevent us from raising our political voice. We were not elected to represent those who disagree with us. It’s our right and obligation to represent as firmly as possible our values for which we were elected. Since October 7, people have been arrested because of tweets [in which] they simply expressed sympathy for the children of Gaza, not for Hamas, perish the thought…There’s a fascist atmosphere,” Cassif said to The Times of Israel. Above excerpts from the interview.
Future German chancellor vows to shield Netanyahu from ICC arrest warrant
Under the statute, countries that are part of the ICC are legally bound to enforce its arrest warrants, but several European allies of Israel and the US are now refusing to do so, including formerly strong backers of the ICC, such as Germany.
Israel‘s war on Gaza has killed at least 48,000 Palestinians, the majority women and children, primarily through the mass bombings of civilian areas.
Merz says Netanyahu will be able to visit Germany despite ICC warrant
“I think it’s a really absurd idea that an Israeli prime minister can’t visit the Federal Republic of Germany. He will be able to visit Germany,” he added.
In an earlier statement, Netanyahu’s office said Merz had invited the Israeli prime minister “to make an official visit to Germany, in overt defiance of the scandalous International Criminal Court decision to label the Prime Minister a war criminal”.
Netanjahu: Merz hat mich trotz Haftbefehls eingeladen
Merz‘ Partei CDU bestätigte das Telefonat, äusserte sich aber nicht zu dem Inhalt. Gegen Netanjahu sowie gegen den damaligen israelischen Verteidigungsminister Joav Galant waren vergangenes Jahr wegen mutmasslicher Kriegsverbrechen im Gaza-Krieg internationale Haftbefehle erlassen worden.
Merz hatte der deutschen Zeitung «Jüdische Allgemeine» dazu vor knapp zwei Wochen gesagt: «Unter meiner Führung wird der israelische Ministerpräsident unbehelligt nach Deutschland reisen können. Ich werde Mittel und Wege finden, das zu ermöglichen.»
The Real Winners of Germany‘s Elections? The Far Right – and Israel‘s Netanyahu Government
While the world‘s attention will be on the shock of a fifth of Germans supporting the far-right AfD, the Netanyahu government‘s focus will be on who they‘ll be doing business with: the center-right Christian Democrats
Netanyahu’s Govt’ Wishes to Silence Anyone Who Exposes Its Crimes
(February 20, 2025)
Several anti-democratic bills passed on preliminary vote in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday, February 19. First, a bill proposal to heavily tax donations by foreign countries to NGOs in Israel. According to the proposal, authored by Likud MK Ariel Kallner, donations to NGOs from a “foreign state entity” will be taxed at 80%, but the finance minister, with the approval of the Knesset Finance Committee, can award a tax exemption in “special circumstances.” In addition, the law says the court system will not hear cases filed by NGOs whose “main funding” is from foreign state entities and who do not receive Israeli state funding.
Also, the Knesset advanced a bill on Wednesday that bans Israeli citizens, authorities, and public bodies from “cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
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According to Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman, “The legislative assault in Israel continues. The laws passed yesterday in a preliminary vote sanction people who cooperate with the ICC and limit the ability of human rights groups to petition the Supreme Court. They are withholding access to the court for the most vulnerable groups and leaving it open just for supporters of the regime. Netanyahu’s government is waging war on civil society and wishes to silence anyone who exposes its crimes. We will not be quiet.”
Österreich und 78 weitere Staaten kritisieren US-Sanktionen gegen Strafgerichtshof
Initiiert worden war die Erklärung von Slowenien, Luxemburg, Mexiko, Sierra Leone und Vanuatu. Zu den Unterzeichnern gehören neben Deutschland und Frankreich auch Großbritannien, Südafrika, die Palästinenser, Kanada, Chile und Panama. Auch Österreich ist darunter, wie das Außenministerium mitteilte.