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Friedrich Merz says the ‘absurd’ Israeli Prime Minister cannot visit Germany as Netanyah faced with the principal of war crime gauze.

Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be the German next chancellor, says it will ensure that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit Germany despite an Arrest warrant Published against him International Criminal Court (ICC).

Talking to reporters on Monday, the day after his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the national elections, Merz said he said Netanyahu in a frequent phone call That a couple should meet after the new German government is formed.

“In case he (Netanyahu) plans to visit Germany, I promised ourselves that we would find a way to ensure that he visits Germany and again from arrest,” Merz said from Berlin.

“I think that is a really absurd idea that the Israeli Prime Minister cannot visit the Federal Republic of Germany. He will be able to visit Germany,” he added.

In an earlier statement, Netanyahu’s office said that Merz called on the Israeli Prime Minister “to include an official visit to Germany, in the open defiance of the scandalous international decision to indicate war criminals”.

In November, Hag-Icc Issued arrest warrants For Netanyah and his former Defense Minister YoAV as well as Hamas’ Commander Mohammed Deif on war crimes charges and crimes against humanity.

And Israel and Hamas say Deif was killed In July in the Israeli air strike.

Israel condemned the Order for Netanyah and Galant, saying he acted in self-defense against Hamas attacks in 2023. On Israel.

But the Human Rights Groups and International Legal Judge Experts accused the Israel to commit war crimes and indiscretively bombing Palestinians through Gaza Strip, which was destroyed in 15 months of war.

More than 48,000 Palestinians were killed in warAccording to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. But these thousands more reported missing under ruins and is presumed dead.

Postoje “razumni razlozi” za vjerovanje da je galantan i Netanyahu “namjerno i svjesno lišili civilno stanovništvo u Gazi objekata neophodnih za njihov opstanak, uključujući hranu i medicinu”, kao i gorivo i električnu energiju “, kao i gorivo i struju rekao je u svojoj a new decision.

The Rome Statute, the contract established by the ICC, includes 124 state parties to six continents.

According to the Statute, countries that are part of the ICC are legally obliged to implement its arrest orders, the International Human Rights Jonathan Kuttab told Al Jazeera after the warrants were issued last year.

“The law operates on the basis of the assumption that people will be obeyed. Thus, all laws were created,” Kuttab said. “You expect everyone to respect the law. Those who do not respect the law are violating the law themselves.”

Germany was ia Staunch Ally Israel and strong Backer ICC.

As a member state, the Court is obliged to detain suspects faced with arrest orders if they set foot on the ground, but ICC has no chance he could not carry out.

After the decision of the ICS in November, the German government spokesman said that the country would “carefully examine” arrest orders for Netanyah and Galant, but would not take further steps to the country’s visit.

“The Federal Government was included in the development of the ICC Statute and is one of the largest ICC supporters. This position is also the result of German history,” said the spokesman.

“At the same time, the consequence of German history is that we have a unique relationship and great responsibility for Israel.”