Dozens of Filings Flood ICC’s Zionist Case, Causing Delays

THE HAGUE (KI) – More than 60 governments and other parties will be allowed to file arguments to the International Criminal Court as judges consider whether to issue arrest warrants for Zionist prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other regime officials involved in the Gaza genocide, Court documents show.

ICC prosecutors say there are reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Zionist war minister, Yoav Gallant bear criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Reuters reports.
In documents made public on Tuesday, judges granted permission to 18 states, including the United States, Germany and South Africa, 40 organizations and individuals to file written submissions by 6 August.
They are related to Prosecutor Karim Khan’s request in May for the arrest warrants in relation to the Zionist regime’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip that started on October 7.
Zionist leaders have dismissed allegations of war crimes, and have criticized Khan’s decision to seek warrants.
While there is no set deadline to rule on the prosecution request for arrest warrants, allowing dozens of legal arguments will slow the process by the three-judge panel deciding on the matter.
The requests for intervention were not made public by the court but some are expected to be a response to a request by Britain to file arguments on whether the court has jurisdiction over Zionists due to provisions in the Oslo Accords which say the Palestinians do not have criminal jurisdiction over the regime.
Some countries which have filed a request including Germany, the United States and Hungary have condemned the ICC Prosecutor’s move to seek warrants for regime officials.
Others, including Spain, Ireland, South Africa and Brazil have been vocal in their support for the investigation into alleged crimes against Palestinians.
The occupying regime itself has not asked to intervene, but the Palestinian Authority did and was among those allowed to make submissions.
The ICC has had an ongoing investigation into any crimes within its jurisdiction committed on Palestinian Territory by Israel since 2021.
In that year, ICC judges ruled that the Court has jurisdiction after the Palestinian authorities signed up to the court in 2015, after being granted United Nations observer state status.