Irish authorities have stated that they would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he entered Ireland, following the International Criminal Court's issuance of a warrant for his arrest on alleged war crimes in Gaza. The Tanaiste, Micheal Martin, also expressed his condemnation of Hamas and Hezbollah's actions and criticized the US response to the ICC warrants.
Gardai would arrest Israel i prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he arrived in Ireland , the Taoiseach has said. It comes after the International Criminal Court issued warrants for Mr Netanyahu and former Israel i defence minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza . The ICC also issued a warrant for Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas ’s armed wing, over the October 7 2023 attacks that triggered Israel ’s offensive in Gaza .
Ireland is believed to have killed Mr Deif in an air strike but Hamas has never confirmed his death. Asked by Irish national broadcaster RTE if Mr Netanyahu would be arrested in Ireland, Taoiseach Simon Harris said on Friday: 'Yes, absolutely. We support international courts and we apply their warrants.' He was not asked about any other individual but the Tanaiste later said warrants against Hamas leadership would 'absolutely' be executed. Micheal Martin said: 'There should be no equivocation in condemning Hamas and condemning Hezbollah in terms of what they’ve been doing, and indeed, Iran’s malign role in the region – because it’s a complex issue, it’s not simple.' Mr Martin, who is also foreign affairs minister, said he did not agree with US President Joe Biden’s characterisation of the warrants for Mr Gallant and Mr Netanyahu as 'outrageous'. The Tanaiste said war crimes have been committed in northern Gaza and added: 'It’s a collective punishment of the people. They are war crimes. It’s genocidal.' Speaking on Newstalk radio, Mr Martin said: 'I’m very concerned about the United States' approach to the International Criminal Court in that there are 100 signatories, and we have to have accountability at international level through a court system that is independen
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