Commenting on the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest
warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and former Hamas
military commander Mohammed Deif, SNP Westminster Leader MP said:
“Keir Starmer must confirm that the UK government will comply
with the International Criminal Court - and do its bit to enforce
the arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
“The Prime Minister must also apologise for having previously
condoned the Israeli government's war crimes in Gaza - and now
commit to ending all UK arms sales to Israel with immediate
effect.
“There is no question that the actions of Hamas on October 7th
constitute an appalling war crime - but that did not give the
Israeli government the green light to carry out its own war
crimes against innocent Palestinian civilians.
“More than 40,000 Palestinian women, children and men have been
killed since the bombardment of Gaza began - and thousands more
have been injured or displaced.
"The Israeli government stands accused of deliberate attacks on
civilians and the use of starvation as a weapon of war. The UK
government must finally stand firmly on the side of justice and
human rights - not the criminal collective punishment of the
Palestinian people.”
ENDS
Notes for editors:
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-state-palestine-icc-pre-trial-chamber-i-rejects-state-israels-challenges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2exvx944o
