Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Ben-Dor said: RIA NewsHe said Israel would not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation into the situation in Palestine.
According to the diplomat, Israeli authorities took this decision because they were protecting the rights of their citizens and “fighting terrorism”.
Ben-Dor noted that they do not trust the ICC investigation commissions in Israel because their agenda is “known in advance”.
16 November South African President Cyril Ramaphosa statedSouth Africa wants the ICC to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip. But he also noted that South Africa was not trying to legitimize Hamas’ attack on Israel. Ramaphosa emphasized that he condemned the actions of the Palestinian group and asked the ICC to investigate them.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also statedHe said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague regarding the situation in Gaza.
On November 14, Türkiye filed a lawsuit against Netanyahu with the ICC. As lawyers for the country’s ruling Justice and Development Party explained, Ankara accused The head of the Israeli government in the genocide against the Palestinian people.
Previously Prime Minister Netanyahu named Israel’s goals in the war against Hamas.