Turkiye’s Erdogan hails ‘courageous’ ICC warrants for Israeli leaders

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. (AFP)
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Updated 23 November 2024
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Turkiye’s Erdogan hails ‘courageous’ ICC warrants for Israeli leaders

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised the “courageous decision” of the International Criminal Court to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.
“We support the arrest warrant. We consider it important that this courageous decision be carried out by all country members of the accord to renew the trust of humanity in the international system,” Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul. The ICC issued the warrants against the Israeli leaders and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif on Thursday on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza conflict.


Syria says two Daesh members arrested over last month’s Homs mosque blast

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Syria says two Daesh members arrested over last month’s Homs mosque blast

  • The interior ministry announced the arrest of “Ahmed Attallah Al-Diab and Anas Al-Zarrad, who belong to the Daesh terrorist organization
DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities said Monday they have arrested two members of the Islamic State (IS) group, accusing them of being behind December’s deadly bombing of a mosque in an Alawite area of the city of Homs.
In a statement, the interior ministry announced the arrest of “Ahmed Attallah Al-Diab and Anas Al-Zarrad, who belong to the Daesh terrorist organization and are responsible for the bombing that targeted the Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi Al-Dahab neighborhood."