Iran's religious leader seeks death penalty for Netanyahu and Gallant

The International Criminal Court wants to arrest Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister, as well as a possibly dead Hamas leader.

Parisa Hafezi and Elwely Elwelly
| Reuters

DUBAI – Iran’s religious leader who supports Hamas and Hezbollah militants Fighting Israel in Gaza and LebanonHe said on Monday that Israeli leaders should be given the death penalty, not an arrest warrant.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was commenting on the decision of the International Criminal Court issue an arrest warrant on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief and Hamas leader Ibrahim al-Masri.

Khamenei said about Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: “They issued an arrest warrant, this is not enough… These criminal leaders should be given the death penalty.”

In their ruling, the ICC judges said there were reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant were criminally responsible for acts including murder, persecution and starvation as weapons of war as part of a “widespread and systematic attack on the civilian population of Gaza”.

The decision was met with outrage in Israel, calling it shameful and absurd. Gaza residents expressed hope that this would help end the violence and bring those responsible for war crimes to justice.

Israel has rejected the Hague-based court’s jurisdiction and denied war crimes in Gaza.

The arrest warrant for Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri lists accusations of mass murder during October 7, 2023, attacks against Israel that triggered the war on the long-blockaded Palestinian territory, as well as accusations of rape and hostage-taking. .

An estimated 1,200 Israelis were killed in the 2023 Hamas offensive, and 43,000 Palestinians died in the ongoing war in Gaza.

Israel said Killed Masri, also known as Mohammed DeifIt carried out an airstrike in July, but Hamas neither confirmed nor denied it.

The International Criminal Court wants to arrest Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister, as well as a possibly dead Hamas leader.

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