Editorial: La Vanguardia

• International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim Khan, has requested arrest warrants against Israel Prime Minister Beniamin Netanyahu and others for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• This action has sparked diverse reactions in the international community and has caused outrage in Israel.
• Even though Israel doesn't recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC, the request represents a political setback for Netanyahu and Israel's international image.
• The decision increases the political isolation of the premier and could seriously damage Israel's international position, possibly causing an arms embargo.
• Israeli political class has reacted with anger and have condemned the parallelism between the Israeli army and Hamas militias.
• The arrest orders requested by the prosecutor represent the first time that the detention of the leaders in office of a Western allied country has been requested.

Conclusion: This decision represents a critical moment for Israel and a litmus test for the ICC, testing its jurisdiction boundaries and the support of the Rome Statute's signatory states.

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