Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani said Thursday that Italy respects the
International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued arrest
warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his
former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas's military chief
Mohammed Deif, adding that Rome would assess what to do about
this decision with its allies.
"We support the ICC, while always remembering that the court
must play a legal role and not a political role," Tajani said.
"We will evaluate together with our allies what to do and how to
interpret this decision".
Tajani said the government would "see what the contents of the
decision are and the reasons that led to this decision by the
court".
Netanyahu compared the ICC's decision to a modern-day Dreyfus
trial.
The opposition centre-left Democratic Party (Pd) said the
government should do what it can for the arrest warrants to be
executed.
"The attack on the International Criminal Court over the arrest
warrant for Netanyahu has begun," said PD foreign affairs chief
Peppe Provenzano via X.
The ICC is a fundamental element of international justice,
founded on the Rome Statute.
"Italy has a duty to respect it, but also to comply with its
decisions".
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