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Provisions for immunity from prosecution at the International Criminal Court apply to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the French foreign ministry said Wednesday.

France is pledging not to honor the International Criminal Court's warrants to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Paris says that while it respects the international justice system, Israel's leaders cannot be held accountable by The Hague as the country is not an ICC member

The French Foreign Ministry suggested that Netanyahu may have immunity from arrest because Israel isn’t a signatory to the court’s founding treaty.

Anne Savinel Barras, president of Amnesty International France, said: “Rather than inferring that ICC indictees may enjoy immunity, France should expressly confirm its acceptance of the unequivocal legal duty under the Rome Statute to carry out arrest warrants.”

France, which is under pressure over its stance on an international arrest warrant issued for Israel's prime minister, declined on Thursday to say whether it would be prepared to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin under a similar warrant.

France said on Wednesday it believed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had immunity to actions by the International Criminal Court which is seeking his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza, given Israel has not signed up to the court statutes.

A top European Union representative claims member states of the International Criminal Court have no choice but to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters their country.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has called upon the United States to enact legislative measures against the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its issuance of arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant are a diplomatic disaster for Israel, reported the Economist,