The Pentagon rejected the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The Pentagon said it rejects the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday. Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters during a press briefing on Thursday that the U.S. 'fundamentally rejects' the ICC’s decision to issue the arrest warrants.
President Biden blasted the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants against the two senior Israeli officials. 'The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous,' Biden said. 'Let me be clear once again: whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.' Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the court’s actions in a statement on Thursday.
In 2020, the Trump administration opposed attempts by the ICC to investigate U.S. soldiers and the CIA involved in alleged war crimes between 2003-2004 'in secret detention facilities in Afghanistan,' and issued sanctions against ICC prosecutors. Biden's administration undid those sanctions shortly after entering office. Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
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