Posted on 07/23/24
| News Source: JPost
The International Criminal Court Pretrial Chamber on Tuesday accepted the filings of more than 60 governments and NGOs to intervene regarding a request from ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan to issue arrests for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three top Hamas officials, including Gaza Chief Yahya Sinwar.
The ICC also said those filing could send their legal positions concerning the issues at stake by August 6.
From the volume of those filings, simply the process of gathering and analyzing the filings, let alone deciding on them after the fact is likely to take months if not longer.
A senior Israeli legal source said that around 30 of the parties were stepping in on Israel’s side, including the US, Germany, the Czech Republic, and others, while around 40 parties were coming in against Jerusalem, including South Africa, Spain, Ireland, and Brazil.
Moreover, Hungary, Argentina, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are all intervening on Israel's side, the Jerusalem Post understands.