GAZA, (PIC)
The Hamas Movement has applauded the Brussels-Capital Region Parliament for adopting a motion demanding the Belgian federal government to enforce International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants against Israeli war criminals.
In a statement on Tuesday, Hamas called on the Belgian government “to honor the parliament’s decision and enable international justice to fulfill its mandate in accordance with the principles of international law, which reject the brutal practices of Netanyahu’s government and his genocidal war against defenseless civilians in the Gaza Strip.”
In a historic move, the Brussels parliament voted unanimously on Monday in favor of a resolution demanding the Belgian government to enforce arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), including those against Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and former war minister Yoav Gallant, who are facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Earlier remarks by Belgian premier Bart De Wever, in which he claimed that Belgium would “unlikely” arrest Netanyahu if he visited the country, sparked widespread discontent among political and human rights circles.
The parliamentary resolution has included an explicit call to implement ICC arrest warrants against Israeli officials without exceptions.
It also includes a formal rejection of the Belgian prime minister’s statements granting political immunity to alleged perpetrators of crimes, and calls for the establishment of a permanent mechanism between the ministries of justice, foreign affairs, and judicial authorities to expedite ICC requests and for imposing specific sanctions on violators of international humanitarian law.
