The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the Baltic country will comply with the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ERR.EE reports this.
The department confirmed that Latvia is a party to the ICC Statute and considers it important to respect the international order based on international law and norms.
EADaily recalls that the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and his country’s Defense Minister Yoava Galantaas well as the military leader of Hamas. Mohamed Deif this week. The arrest warrant against Netanyahu and Galant, the ICC statement says, was issued for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed between October 8, 2023 and May 20, 2024.
