Netanyahu attacks the ICC, while the ultranationalist sector urges him to invade Rafah

Given the possibility that International Criminal Court (CPI) issue arrest warrants this week against senior Israeli officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He said that something like this would constitute a “scandal on a historic scale”, while the more nationalist sector of his Government insisted that he take the city of Rafain the south of Gaza stripinstead of negotiating with the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas.

O CPI “has no authority over the state of Israel. The possibility of issuing arrest warrants for war crimes against commanders of the Armed Forces and state leaders is a scandal on a historic scale.”he said today Netanyahu in a recorded speech.

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Furthermore, he assured that the objective of this action would be “paralyze the ability of the State of Israel to defend itself”, what he described as “an unprecedented anti-Semitic hate crime.”

Israeli government sources, which the local newspaper Haaretz did not identify himself, announced this Monday that the arrest warrants would be against Netanyahu; the minister of defense, Yoav Galanteand the head of the Army, Herzl Haleviand that lower-ranking employees would not be affected.

Furthermore, they implied that both the Ministry of Justice and Army lawyers are trying to prevent this point from being reached, something that Israel’s friendly countries would also be working on, with the United States at the forefront.

Morning, Netanyahu will meet with the US Secretary of State. Anthony Bliken in his office in Jerusalem, after his trip to Saudi Arabia and Jordan, where he is expected to address the issue of International Criminal Court.

In the 207 days of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, the official death toll now exceeds 34,500, 75% women and children, according to the Gaza Government, while the UN already accused Israel, in mid-March, of committing a crime of war in the enclave by depriving the civilian population of food.

In turn, organizations such as Amnesty International (AI) denounced, after an investigation, that in at least several attacks Israel “indiscriminately” bombed the civilian population.

The Gaza Strip is immersed in a humanitarian catastrophe, with around 80% of its population displaced and shortages of drinking water and food. Furthermore, it is estimated that the rubble removal work will last 14 years, as some 37 million tons of ruins in the enclaveaccording to the UN.

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Pressure not to delay Rafah invasion

While the Israeli Government, including the families of the 133 hostages who remain captive in Gaza, awaits in the coming hours a response from Hamas to the latest truce proposal, Netanyahu reiterated today that there is no other option but to invade. Rafasomething that the two ultranationalist ministers in his government demanded once again. Government, Itamar Ben Gvirnational security and Bezalel Smotrichof Finance.

“We will enter Rafa and we will eliminate Hamas battalions there, with or without a deal.”he guaranteed today Netanyahu during a meeting with family members of people kidnapped and victims of the attack carried out on October 7, 2023 by the Palestinian Islamic group against Israeli territory and in which around 1,200 people died.

“The idea of ​​stopping the war before achieving all its objectives is out of the question.”, he reiterated.

For your part, Ben Gvirtoday threatened again to dismember the coalition Executive if Netanyahu finally don’t invade Rafa and agrees to negotiate with Hamas.

“I warned the Prime Minister [de las consecuencias]God forbid Israel not to enter Rafa“God forbid, may the war end, God forbid, may there be an unwise agreement.”he said today Ben Gvir in a speech recorded on video in X.

In turn, Smotrichattacked the minister and member of the War Cabinet, Gadi Eisenkotafter calling pressure from both “blackmail with political threats” and damage to “national security” Netanyahu to break into Rafa.

“This is not blackmail, it is a legitimate opinion of millions of Israelis who care about the future of the country as much as you do,” he told him. Smotrich for Eisenkot in X, where he added that it is his “obligation”prevent an agreement with Hamas.

Source: Elcomercio

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