The French Council of the Muslim Faith said that the two international arrest warrants issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Galant represent a "ray of hope" regarding the implementation of international law.

The council added in a statement on Sunday that "the world has been witnessing, helplessly, for more than a year the systematic destruction of the civilian population in Gaza."

He pointed out that Israeli ministers and officials made statements "explicitly expressing genocidal intentions" towards Gaza.

He stressed that the International Criminal Court's issuance of arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Galant on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity represents a "ray of hope" for the enforcement of international law.

The statement said that this decision is a "fragile promise of justice and peace in the darkness imposed on Gaza."

The council criticised French media and politics for continuing to "defend Netanyahu at all costs" despite the ICC warrants.

The statement considered the French media's defense of Netanyahu in this context as "a sacrifice of what remains of the crumbs of international law."

On Friday, the French Foreign Ministry said the warrant issued by the International Criminal Court "is not a verdict, but a formalization of the indictment."

On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued two international arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Galant, on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ongoing genocide committed by Israel against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.

During a press conference on the day the international warrant was issued, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoyne avoided providing a clear answer as to whether his country would implement the International Criminal Court's order to arrest Netanyahu.