The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Gallant, and the occupation government describes the decision as "anti-Semitic."

On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant, following a request by the British prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, for arrest warrants in May, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

In a press release issued today, the International Criminal Court confirmed that it has reasonable grounds to issue the arrest warrants, pointing to evidence that Netanyahu and Galant bear criminal responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and for crimes against humanity including murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.

The court noted that there is no reason or justification for the Israeli government to restrict the access of humanitarian aid to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, adding that the actions of Netanyahu and Galant have deprived a significant portion of the population of their basic rights.

The International Criminal Court emphasized that so far there have been many measures available to both Netanyahu and Galant to prevent these crimes and adhere to international law and ethics, but they failed to utilize and implement them.

In response to the order, Israeli President Isaac Herzog made statements at a press conference following the International Criminal Court's ruling, describing the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Galant as a "black day for justice," stating that these decisions are "anti-Semitic."