Yes to prosecuting war criminals and handing them over to international justice

The decision of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Galant has restored a glimmer of hope and confidence in international institutions, and the need for them to follow a path consistent with justice, equality, and integrity.

Taking such a historic decision confirms that justice must take its course, and therefore Netanyahu and Galant must be handed over to the international judiciary as soon as possible for trial, given that they have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity against a defenceless civilian people. The condemnation is clear and publicly announced, and all that remains is to take practical implementation measures.

The International Criminal Court has succeeded in monitoring the serious humanitarian and catastrophic situation caused by Israel as a result of its aggression and crimes that were directly directed by both war criminals Netanyahu and Galant. Accordingly, the facts monitored by the court made it direct four indisputable charges, the first of which is the use of starvation as a means of warfare, by deliberately depriving the citizens of Gaza of food, water, medicine, electricity and fuel. The second is the killing that was manifested by creating dire living conditions that led to the death of civilians due to malnutrition and famine. The third is the inhumane acts that included withholding basic medical equipment and forcing doctors to perform surgeries without anesthesia. The fourth is the persecution that is manifested by depriving the civilian population in Gaza of their basic rights for national and political reasons.

The extent of the provocation that resulted from the statements and criticisms of senior Israeli officials, from the president, prime minister, ministers, and even opposition leaders, proves that the Israeli entity is in real trouble. How could it not be, when Israeli statements repeatedly promoted a democratic Israel that is oppressed by saboteurs and criminals? In fact, the recent court decision revealed the truth and provided clear evidence to the world about the identity of the two criminals who were convicted in preparation for their trial. They are a major part of an entity based on killing, displacement, migration, and colonization.

Yes, the decision has indeed revealed the extent of the crimes that the occupation has concealed behind it, and led it with a system that has paid no attention to international law, in light of the bloody massacres committed by the Israeli colonists, and the time has come for accountability for these criminals, in light of the insistence of our people and their leadership to continue working to defend our legitimate national rights.

Most international reactions were positive and welcoming of the arrest of Netanyahu and Galant, with some countries that signed the Rome Statute expressing readiness to immediately implement the arrest decision, which makes them wanted and pursued, and this is truly the true picture of the state of the criminal entity, which continues its horrific massacres and repeated attacks on our Palestinian people.

The entire international community is required to oblige Israel to stop the war of extermination against our people, and to review its positions that have sided with Israel since the beginning of the war. It is time for this international system to recognize the Israeli entity for its criminal reality and aggressive image, which is being painted by the White House, which is also provoked by the decision of the International Court, which succeeded in exposing the image of the United States as well, its shameful positions, and its contribution to the killing of the Palestinian people and placing these humanitarian disasters on its head.