Netanyahu Blasts ICC, Vows to Destroy Hamas — Deal or No Deal

The full text and video of his statement were released by the Prime Minister’s Office.

You have to hear this to believe it. The International Criminal Court in The Hague is considering issuing arrest warrants for Israeli government and military officials on charges of war crimes.

This would be an outrage on a historic scale.

International organizations like the ICC were established in the wake of the Holocaust against the Jewish people. They were established to prevent such horrors and prevent future genocide.

But now an international tribunal is putting Israel on trial. They are trying to put us in the defendant’s seat to protect us from genocidal terrorists and regimes, and of course Iran, who are openly trying to destroy the only Jewish state.

Labeling Israeli leaders and soldiers as war criminals would pour jet fuel on the fires of anti-Semitism already raging on American campuses and in capitals around the world.

It will also be the first time that a democratic nation that is risking its life in a war according to the rules of war has itself been accused of war crimes.

The Israeli military, the IDF, is one of the most moral militaries in the world.

Preventing civilian casualties requires endless measures, steps that other militaries do not take.

It takes place while fighting against terrorist enemies who use their own civilians as human shields.

you know the truth Hamas has placed weapons and terrorists in hospitals, schools, mosques, and throughout civilian areas. They do this to gain impunity and maximize civilian casualties.

In other words, while Hamas shows no regard for Palestinian lives and steals humanitarian aid meant for civilians, Israel is facilitating a surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza. And we are doing this to ensure that the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian population are met.

Instead of praising Israel for adhering to the rules of war while fighting an enemy that violates all the rules of war, including taking 133 Israeli men, women, and children hostage, who is the ICC targeting? ? Democracy called Israel.

And because by targeting Israel, the ICC would undermine the inherent right to protect themselves from barbaric terrorism and wanton aggression, so it would target all democracies.

It is clear that this threat by the ICC is not an attempt to enforce the law.

Israel is not even subject to court jurisdiction and has an independent legal system that rigorously investigates any violations of the law.

Rather, this ICC attempt is an attempt to cripple Israel’s very ability to defend itself.

The Israeli government and people categorically reject this grave threat to our security. This is a serious threat to our very existence.

And I want to assure you that no action by the ICC will affect Israel’s firm determination to achieve its goals in the war against Hamas terrorists. We will destroy Hamas’ military and governance capabilities in Gaza, free all hostages, and ensure that: Gaza will never again be a threat to Israel.

Israel expects the leaders of the free world to decisively oppose the ICC’s outrageous attack on Israel’s inherent right to self-defense. We expect them to use all means at their disposal to stop this dangerous move.

Six months after the horrific Hamas massacre of October 7th, and 80 years after the horrors of the Holocaust, the Jewish state rejects this outrage by the ICC against decent citizens around the world and condemns Hamas and the Iranian barbarians. We are calling on you to support Israel in its fight against Israel. And we are working to ensure a more peaceful world.

The Biden administration has remained silent on the ICC’s indictment of Israeli officials, which would create a precedent that could see U.S. soldiers indicted for actions taken in the fight against Islamic terrorists abroad. Become.

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with families of victims of Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack early Tuesday morning swore Regardless of whether there was a hostage deal with terrorists, Israel will enter Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold.