Netanyahu Takes Longer Route to Washington to Dodge ICC Warrant Risk
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touched down in Washington on Sunday—after taking a detour of roughly 400 kilometres to avoid airspace over countries that might enforce the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant.
Israeli officials feared that if Netanyahu’s plane were forced into an emergency landing, nations like Ireland, Iceland, and the Netherlands could move to detain him, Haaretz reported.Last year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on war crimes and crimes against humanity for the war in GazaAll 125 states parties to the statute, including all EU countries, are under a legal obligation to arrest and surrender Netanyahu to the Hague-based court.It is the first instance in the court's 22-year history it has issued arrest warrants for Western-allied senior officials.Netanyahu touched down in Budapest on Wednesday evening for a four-day trip at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban despite the Israeli leader being formally charged with the use of starvation as a method of warfare and committing crimes against humanity during the genocidal war in the blockaded territory.Israel’s 18-month war on Gaza has killed a confirmed more than 50,600 people and injured over 115,000, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office has updated the death toll to at least 62,000 people, saying thousands who were missing under the rubble are now presumed dead.
The military campaign has turned much of the enclave of 2.3 million people into ruins, leaving most civilians homeless and at risk of famine.Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
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