Live ticker on the war in the Middle East: Israeli security cabinet votes for ceasefire in Lebanon

The G-7 states want to take action after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. abide by their “respective obligations”. “We reaffirm our commitment to international humanitarian law and will fulfill our respective obligations,” the foreign ministers of the G-7 states said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

The ICC had against the background of the war in the Gaza Strip last week Arrest warrants were issued against Netanyahu as well as Israel’s former defense minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif. The court said they were accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes.

ICC member states such as Germany would therefore have to arrest Netanyahu as soon as he enters their territory. The federal government has so far made it clear that this is not really an option for you.

The G7 is an association of seven leading industrial nations that includes Germany, the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Japan and Italy. The United States is the only G-7 country not to be an ICC member state. The foreign ministers of the G-7 states emphasized in their joint statement on Tuesday that there can be “no equivalence between the terrorist group Hamas and the State of Israel.”