Israel appeals ICC arrest warrants; Gaza death toll nears 45,000

TEL AVIV — Israel has appealed the arrest warrants the International Criminal Court issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as the official death toll in Gaza nears 45,000, according to Palestinian health authorities.

TEL AVIV — Israel has appealed the arrest warrants the International Criminal Court issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as the official death toll in Gaza nears 45,000, according to Palestinian health authorities.

The enclave was pushed closer to the grim milestone by Israeli airstrikes that killed at least 26 people Sunday, including 16 at a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza.

Oren Marmorstein, a spokesperson for Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, confirmed to NBC News on Sunday that Israel had filed the appeal against the ICC warrants.

The warrants were related to “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October, 2023 until at least 20 May 2024,” including “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.”

A woman touches the cheek of a child killed by an Israeli airstrike Saturday.Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP - Getty ImagesMarmorstein said Israel, which is not a member of the ICC, “categorically rejects the baseless accusations” and is “determined to defend the justice of its positions and to strongly oppose the miscarriage of justice.”

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