The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that a judge will be replaced due to health concerns in a case involving a potential arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Reuters, the decision may result in further delays.
The court’s prosecutors first requested arrest warrants in May for Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders, citing reasonable grounds for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Judge Iulia Motoc, the Romanian magistrate presiding over the case, requested to step down on health grounds and was promptly replaced by Slovenian judge Beti Hohler. The shift is expected to delay proceedings, as Judge Hohler will need time to review the case filings and related documents.