Overview
- The Foreign Ministry said Israel filed a petition to the ICC Appeals Chamber seeking Khan’s removal from Israel-related proceedings and the cancellation of arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
- Israel alleges the prosecutor acted from improper personal motives to deflect attention from sexual misconduct accusations against him, a claim Khan disputes.
- Khan has faced at least two complaints, including from an ICC staff member, and took leave as an internal ICC inquiry proceeded.
- The Wall Street Journal highlighted the short interval between the first allegation and Khan seeking the warrants, while The Guardian reported finding no evidence of Israeli involvement and said Qatar-hired investigators tried to discredit an accuser.
- Israel stated the petition does not waive its separate arguments that the warrants are invalid on jurisdictional grounds, and the Appeals Chamber has not ruled.