Oman hails ICC arrest warrant applications for Gaza war crimes

ANKARA

Oman welcomed on Tuesday a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to apply for arrest warrants for war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

“I welcome the cleared-eyed judgment of the ICC,” Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X.

“History will remember the real criminals committing genocide and war crimes against humanity. Justice must prevail,” he added.

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip following an Oct. 7 Hamas attack despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the enclave.

More than 35,600 Palestinians have since been killed, the vast majority of whom have been women and children, and over 79,800 others injured since last October following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas.

More than seven months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the ICJ, which has ordered it to ensure that its forces do not commit acts of genocide and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.