France Will Continue Working With Netanyahu Despite ICC Warrant

Paris announced its decision just hours after an agreement was reached between Israel and Hezbollah to cease hostilities in Lebanon.
France Will Continue Working With Netanyahu Despite ICC Warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron after a joint press conference in Jerusalem, on Oct. 24, 2023. Christophe Ena/Pool/AP
Guy Birchall
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France said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had immunity given Israel was not a party to the statutes of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that is seeking his arrest, adding it would continue working closely with Netanyahu.

Member countries of the ICC, such as France, are required to detain suspects facing a warrant if they set foot on their sovereign soil, but the court itself has no way to compel them to do so.

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