Iran Canvasses Death Sentence For Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Other Top Officials For ‘war Crimes’ In Gaza

This comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing “reasonable grounds to believe” they committed war crimes and “other inhumane acts” during Israel’s operation against Hamas in Gaza.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has suggested that pro-Palestinian countries could collaborate to issue a death sentence for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

This comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing “reasonable grounds to believe” they committed war crimes and “other inhumane acts” during Israel’s operation against Hamas in Gaza.

Gharibabadi expressed doubts about the ICC’s ability to issue death sentences, given its affiliation with the UN.

However, he proposed an alternative approach, where two or three like-minded countries could form a joint court to issue a death sentence for Israeli officials.

He noted that over 55 countries still have the death penalty in their laws, making this approach theoretically possible.

Gharibabadi who made this suggestion in an interview published by the state-run news website ISNA, argued that the ICC and the International Court of Justice – a separate judicial body that is currently examining a genocide case against Israel – do not have a good track record of prosecuting Israelis.

“Such a court probably will not issue death sentences because it is affiliated with the UN,” he said, adding that there could be an alternative “formula” for obtaining capital punishment for Israeli officials. “Issuing a death sentence for Netanyahu is not impossible,” he said.

“Multiple countries have abolished the death penalty, but there are more than 55 countries that still have this form of punishment in their laws,” the diplomat noted.

“Therefore, two or three like-minded countries that support the Palestinian people and oppose (Israeli) crimes can come together and form a joint court and issue a death sentence for these officials.

“We should try to see if it is possible,” Gharibabadi said as quoted by RT.

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