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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

The ICC will consider arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. How has Australia responded?

ICC Hamas Australia Israel Karim Khan KC United States Benjamin Netanyahu War Crimes Chris Kenny Dfat
A billow of smoke rises over buildings after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
If the warrants are approved, the 124 parties to the Rome Statute – including Australia – would be obliged to arrest the Israel and Hamas leaders targeted by the ICC should they enter their territory. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

The Australian government’s cautious response to the international criminal court prosecutor’s pursuit of the leaders of Israel and Hamas has drawn a furious reaction from the Coalition and News Corp.

But how does this compare with the Australian government’s response to previous ICC investigations? Where does Australia stand on the ICC’s jurisdiction to investigate crimes on Palestinian territory? And what happens next?

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