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France backs ICC after arrest warrant for Israeli, Hamas leaders

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant in 2003. Both are the object of an arrest warrant issued on 20 May 2024 by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, which Netanyahu has called a "moral outrage". © Abir Sultan/Pool via Reuters

France’s Foreign Ministry has come out in support of the International Criminal Court and its issuing of arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza and in Israel.

“France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence, and its fight against impunity in all situations,” the Foreign Ministry wrote in a statement published Monday night, following the ICC’s announcement.

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