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ICC Appeals Court Rejects Israeli Bid to Halt Gaza War Probe

The ruling confirms the court’s 2021 Palestine notice covers post–October 7 events.

Overview

  • Appeals judges upheld a lower decision allowing the prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes after October 7, 2023 without issuing a fresh notification.
  • The ICC investigation proceeds, and the arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant remain in effect.
  • Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejected the ruling, calling the court politicized and accusing it of disregarding the sovereignty of non‑member states.
  • This decision addresses only one of multiple Israeli legal challenges to the case, with other bids on jurisdiction and related issues still pending.
  • Some reports described a narrow 3–2 split and noted the dismissal of Israel’s complementarity argument that domestic proceedings should preclude ICC action.