Netanyahu says Israeli special forces would rescue him if arrested abroad

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News that Israeli special forces would intervene to rescue him if he were arrested in a European country. Referring to his military service, Netanyahu said: “I served in it for five years, and let’s assign them a new mission,” suggesting that the unit could be tasked with rescuing him should he be detained abroad. Netanyahu’s remarks come against the backdrop of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes and crimes against humanity, Israel committed against the Palestinians during its ongoing genocide in Gaza. Under the Rome Statute, member states are generally required to cooperate with the court, including by executing arrest warrants, although […]