The Argentine Government expresses its concern over the decision by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants for high officials of the Government of Israel.
In particular, Argentina deems it wrong for the Prosecutor to equate the legitimate authorities of a democratic State with leaders of a terrorist organization responsible for brutal crimes, and rejects this attempt.
Moreover, this decision calls into question the right to self-defense exercised by Israel, which is recognized by International Law and Argentina reaffirms.
In addition, the Prosecutor seems to have overlooked the work of the Israeli courts in the investigations into the alleged acts, and he has not given the local judiciary the opportunity to carry out their function with all relevant guarantees.
Finally, the Argentine Government believes the Prosecutor’s behaviour does not contribute to improving the situation, but rather further hinders the efforts to secure the release of the hostages still held captive by Hamas, to allow access to humanitarian aid, and to reach a long-term solution to the crisis.
