Rome, Nov 23, (dpa/GNA) – Italy plans to address the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the upcoming G7 meeting of foreign ministers, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday.
Meloni said she would be “looking into the motivations” of the ICC in The Hague.
“This government remains firm on one point: there can be no equivalence between the responsibilities of the State of Israel, and the terrorist organization Hamas,” a statement from the prime minister said.
Italy, which currently holds the presidency of the G7, will host the foreign ministers in Fiuggi, a town near Rome, starting Monday.
The ICC issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu, and the recently dismissed Israeli defence minister Yoav Galant, over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza war.
Israel’s allies have criticized the decision. Member states of the ICC are generally obligated to enforce the arrest warrants, though there is disagreement among these states on how to handle Netanyahu’s arest warrant.
Hungary has already declared its intention to ignore the arrest warrant.
Other G7 members include the United States, Canada, Britain, Japan, France and Germany.
The US, like Israel, does not recognize the International Criminal Court.
GNA