Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala called the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) "regrettable".
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| Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has criticized the ICC's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Source: Getty Images) |
On November 22, responding to the ICC's issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and former head of the military branch of the Palestinian Hamas Movement Muhammad Deif (Ibrahim Masri), Czech Foreign Ministry spokesman Daniel Drake stated that in the event of an international arrest warrant, the actions of the prosecutor's office and the police "are not a political decision."
Meanwhile, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala also considered the ICC's decision "regrettable".
On the same day, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry also criticized the arrest warrant issued by the ICC.
In a statement, the ministry expressed concern about the arrest warrants, stressing that they "fail to distinguish between responsibility for Hamas' attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 and Israel's actions in self-defense in response."
The statement stressed that Bulgaria affirms its support for the ICC's role in investigating serious crimes under international law, and opposes any political manipulation of the court's work.
Sofia pointed out that the real solution to lasting peace in the Middle East lies in opening a political dialogue and such arrest warrants do not help to advance that process.
Bulgaria reaffirms its commitment to supporting efforts to achieve a ceasefire and secure the release of hostages.
Previously, on November 21, ICC judges determined that there were reasonable grounds to hold Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Gallant and Hamas leader Deif "accountable for charges committed between October 8, 2023 and May 20, 2024", the date the arrest warrant application was filed.
For Netanyahu and Gallant, the ICC cited allegations of “committing war crimes and causing starvation as a means of waging war.”
In addition, the ICC stressed that both Israeli leaders "prevented the transfer of medicine to Gaza, which meant a lack of anesthetics and anesthetic equipment, forcing doctors to operate on the wounded and even perform amputations, including on children, without anesthesia."
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