Thursday’s announcement from the international criminal court’s pretrial chamber of arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has sent shockwaves through the international legal system.
The warrants were issued in response to accusations of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the bloody conflict set off by the militant Palestinian group's October 7, 2023 attacks and Israel's retaliation.
The ICC is recognized by 124 member nations, all of which in theory would arrest Netanyahu if he were to visit those countries.
Indonesia views the step as important to end Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories and advance the establishment of an independent State of Palestine in accordance with the principles of the Two-State Solution.
