Palestine cannot prosecute Israelis, so the ICC cannot either, UK argues in previously secret filing
People gather around an impact crater in the aftermath of Israel i bombardment in the Sabra neighbourhood in the south of Gaza City on 27 June 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.
If it succeeds, that could prevent the issue of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant. In 2021, the ICC pushed out a decision on whether it has jurisdiction over Palestine as defined by the 1967 borders, which covers East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.
The Oslo II Accord and an associated Protocol Concerning Legal Affairs"make it clear that Palestine itself does not have criminal jurisdiction over Israeli nationals", the UK said in its filing. The UK simultaneously applied for its submissions to be made public, on the basis there was no need for secrecy because the details of the arrest warrants sought had already been made public.
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