Ben-Gvir Condemns Possible ICC Arrest Warrants

(MENAFN) Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir launched a sharp attack on the International Criminal Court late Monday and pledged to intensify actions against Palestinians after reports emerged that the court may be preparing to issue an international arrest warrant against him.

Earlier on Monday, a British news outlet reported that a request had been filed with the court calling for sealed arrest warrants targeting Ben-Gvir and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity related to actions against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The report did not specify who submitted the request, and neither the International Criminal Court nor the Israeli government had released any official response at that time.

“I am not afraid and not deterred. No order from The Hague will deter me from continuing to lead an offensive policy against terrorists,” Ben-Gvir said in a statement.

“I'm sorry to disappoint those ‘justice seekers,’ I won't apologize, I won't blink, and I won't stop,” he added.

Human rights organizations, both Palestinian and international, have increasingly urged the issuance of an arrest warrant against Ben-Gvir, pointing to his repeated statements seen as incitement against Palestinian detainees and his efforts to advance legislation in the Knesset proposing the execution of prisoners.

Throughout Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, Ben-Gvir has repeatedly encouraged aggressive measures against Palestinians in the enclave and supported calls advocating their forced displacement.

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