The State of Palestine has thanked the International Criminal Court (ICC) for putting arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant based on legal provisions of war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian officials see this as significant in addressing input legitimacy, enforcing international law, and offering justice.
Palestine Welcomes ICC Arrest Warrants Against Israeli Leaders Amid Escalating Violence: The violence in Gaza has soared high, and the details of the attack, which included Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza and Gaza City, have been released. Israeli helicopters fired missiles at tents made of ashes in the central Gaza area, which displaced persons inhabit, and the area was ravaged.
As per the data under the United Nations report on the Israeli military attack on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the Israeli military has killed 44,056 Palestinians and left 104,286 wounded.
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Palestine Welcomes ICC Arrest Warrants Against Israeli Leaders Amid Escalating Violence: This surprise came after several attacks on Israel by Hamas, where 1,139 people were killed and over 200 were hostage. It has also extended to Lebanon, where Israeli attacks in the Baalbek region have claimed the lives of 40 people and left 52 others injured, as per Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.
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Each cumulative report shows that at least ten people have been killed and forty-two injured throughout Lebanon since the start of the war on Gaza. This development exposes the human cost paid by both parties to the conflict and the increasing global pressure for justice and diplomacy to prevail.
