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“It is for the prosecutor and the court to make a decision,” a spokeswoman in Starmer’s officeBritish media. “Now, with regard to the previous government’s proposals around a submission, we are looking at that but I don’t have any further updates.”
“I fully supported the U.K.’s role in defending Israel when Iran launched its unprecedented attack, and I utterly condemn the Houthi attack on Tel Aviv overnight,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammythe House of Commons last week. “There are also those who, like me, represent constituents who are convinced that the world does not understand the depth of Palestinian suffering. … I understand both those perspectives. I recognize the pain and anguish felt on all sides.
Western attempts to balance those political and policy priorities have been complicated by ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who unveiled indictments of Hamas leaders paired with charges against Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in May. Khan accused the Israeli leaders of “intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population,” but Israeli officials maintain that the civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip are a consequence of Hamas’ tactics.
Then-British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denounced the indictment, in part on the grounds that “the ICC does not have jurisdiction” over Israel. His team urged the ICC’s pretrial chamber to reject Khan’s request for warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, but Starmer’s government “is expected to drop the previous government’s objections,” according to the“We reject the overall characterization in that piece,” the Starmer spokeswoman said.
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