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Netanyahu has decided to appeal charges against Erdogan to the ICC, according to media reports
2026-09-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the government to prepare a petition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on charges of financing the Kurds and the Palestinian movement Hamas. This was reported on September 27 by the Israeli television channel i24News.
The Kurds? I’m confused.
Israel will likely refer the case to the ICC itself, and it's also possible that Tel Aviv will use an intermediary to initiate the case. The channel noted that Netanyahu's order followed Erdogan's announcement of his intention to request Interpol issue an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister.

At the same time, Israel and Türkiye do not recognize the authority of the ICC.

Relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv have entered a phase of open diplomatic and legal confrontation.
Oh no. Turkey has been directly supporting Hamas in its war against Israel — that’s well beyond diplomatic and legal.
Earlier, Erdogan sharply criticized the Israeli prime minister's actions amid the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The Turkish leader compared Netanyahu's policies to those of historical tyrants. Erdogan believes the current Israeli administration is a source of instability in the Middle East. Netanyahu, for his part, stated his intention to appeal to the US authorities in the face of Erdogan's threatening rhetoric. The prime minister emphasized that the Israeli leadership takes such unfriendly statements extremely seriously. Netanyahu, however, did not specify which quote from the Turkish leader he was referring to. According to the Israeli prime minister, Washington should pay close attention to Ankara's position.

The Turkish Ministry of Justice has demanded that the Interior and Foreign Ministries place Netanyahu on an international wanted list for crimes against humanity and genocide. Furthermore, an Istanbul court has placed Netanyahu on the international wanted list as a particularly dangerous criminal.

In November 2024, the ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
Iran knows what it is like to be Israel’s target. Is that really the club Turkey wants to join?


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