Doha said on Wednesday it rejects Israeli claims that it supported International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan in return for pursuing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the court. Qatar described the allegations as “an attempt to evade international accountability”. In a statement, the country’s International Media Office said the claims were based on false media reports concerning the ICC prosecutor. On Tuesday, the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported allegations that Qatar had promised to support Khan following sexual assault accusations against him, in exchange for taking action against Netanyahu over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the war in Gaza. Qatar’s International Media Office said that “recent attempts to implicate Qatar […]
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