Labour drops challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant
Pressure mounts for full Israel arms embargo amid restrictions rumours
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, July 24, 2024
CAMPAIGNERS welcomed Labour’s decision to finally drop a legal objection to an arrest warrant for war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu today.
But pressure continued to mount for a full arms embargo, as rumours circulate that Labour is considering arms restrictions on Israel.
In May, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan requested arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes in Gaza.
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