Israel welcomed the executive order signed by the US president Donald Trump in the night, which provides for sanctions against the International Criminal Court (CPI). However, the judicial institution reacts firmly, condemning the decision and reaffirming its commitment to guarantee justice globally. “The CPI condemns the publication by the United States of an executive order aimed at imposing sanctions to its officials and compromising its independent and impartial work”, reads an official press release released by the Court. ” Benjamin Netanyahu, For his part, he expressed his position on X: «Thanks, president Trump, for your courageous executive order. It will defend America and Israel from the anti -American and anti -Semitic corrupt court that has no jurisdiction or base to engage in legal actions against us ». In the text of the executive order signed by Trump and spread by the White House: «The entry to the United States is prohibited from the managers, employees and agents of the CPI, as well as to their closest family members and anyone who believes themselves has assisted the investigative work of the court. The decree also provides for the freezing of all the assets held in the United States by these same people “. The names of the people concerned have not yet been disclosed. The previous penalties imposed by the previous Trump Administration in 2020 had targeted Fatou Bensoudathen the court prosecutor. According to the text released by White house“The CPI has hired illegal and founded actions against America and our narrow ally Israel”, with reference to the investigations of the CPI on alleged war crimes committed by US soldiers in Afghanistan and Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip.
Via Social the President of the European Commission Ursula von der leyen He said: “The international criminal court guarantees that the culprits respond to the crimes committed and gives voice to the victims all over the world. It must be able to freely carry on the fight against global impunity. Europe will always defend justice and respect for international law “. Even the United Nations expressed deep regret for Trump’s decision, requesting their revocation through Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UNInte nations for Human Rights Nations: “We are deeply regretted for the individual sanctions announced yesterday against the staff of the Court and ask that this measure be revoked”.
Very high tension in Israel
In Israel they are hours of very high tension after Hamas has not yet provided the names of the hostages that should be released tomorrow, as required by the Ceissimo Agreement the ongoing fire. Israeli officials warned that failure to send the mediators’ list would represent a serious violation of the cessation. Even without specifying a possible reaction, Israel is exerting pressure in the mediators so that the agreement is respected. Israel also urged Hamas to include among the hostages to be released Shiri Bibas and his two young children, Ariel And Kfirin addition to the three men already foreseen for the release. The latter were kidnapped during the massacre of 7 October; Hamas subsequently declared that they would be killed, but did not provide evidence to support this statement. The concerns about their fate are growing, with The IDF and Israeli officials increasingly alarmed for their safety. The negotiations for the implementation of the agreement continue, with an Israeli delegation awaited in Qatar This weekend. In the meantime, the interviews on a possible second phase, which would predict the release of all the remaining hostages, have started in Washington with US officials, rather than in Doha with other mediators. At the same time, Hamas rejected the plan of the US president Donald Trump to temporarily transfer the Palestinian residents of Gaza to the countries bordering the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, potentially complicating future agreements. The delays and difficulties related to this proposal have fueled fears of further obstacles in the process of release of the hostages. In the meantime, tensions grow within the Israeli coalition government. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, exponent of the far right and ally of the premier Benjamin Netanyahu, threatened to drop the government if Israel It will accept to proceed with the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which provides for the withdrawal of the Idf from Gaza and the end of the war.
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