ICC rejects Israel’s appeal to cancel Netanyahu's arrest warrant

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected Israel’s appeal to cancel arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

In May, Israel requested the ICC withdraw the warrants while a separate challenge over the court’s jurisdiction was still under review.

The court dismissed the request on 16 July, ruling there was “no legal basis” to cancel the warrants while the jurisdiction issue remained unresolved.

Israel sought to appeal that decision a week later, but on Friday, ICC judges ruled that “the issue, as framed by Israel, is not subject to appeal”.

Although Israel is not a member of the ICC, the State of Palestine was granted membership in 2015. 

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