“If there are no genuine investigations or prosecutions, then the court has to investigate and prosecute where the legal conditions are met,” the ICC stated.
The prime minister's request comes after the court refused his first appeal.
"The ICC plays a crucial role in ensuring accountability for serious crimes," Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide stated.
"We are one of the founding members of the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. We will abide by all the regulations of the international court," he said.
German officials suggested the country would not comply with the arrest warrant as a "consequence" of the Holocaust.
Shurat HaDin Warns of a dangerous precedent against democratic militaries and calls on US to sanction The Hague and its chief prosecutor.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó also criticized the ICC’s warrant as “absurd.”
Some will see the ICC's decision as reasonable, and that is exactly what will ultimately strip the court of its legitimacy.
Netanyahu called the ruling an "antisemetic step with one goal - to deter me, to deter us - from exercising our right to defend ourselves."
The court said there is probable cause that Deif is responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including taking hostages, rape, and extermination.
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