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Tories urge PM to reject Netanyahu arrest warrant and alter ‘nonsensical’ stance

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had an international arrest warrant issued for him after he was accused of alleged war crimes in Gaza (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Conservatives have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reject an international arrest warrant issued for Benjamin Netanyahu as they accused the Government of holding a “nonsensical” position on the issue.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick claimed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) had “no proper basis in international law”.

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