Dutch authorities have detained 19 activists who occupied the doorway to the Worldwide Legal Courtroom in The Hague
ByThe Related Press
October 23, 2023, 9:34 AM
Activists maintain up a banner denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s actions in the course of the battle with Hamas as they show on the entrance of the Worldwide Legal Courtroom in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Dutch authorities detained 19 activists who occupied the doorway to court docket. (AP Photograph/Aleks Furtula)
The Related Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch authorities detained 19 activists who occupied the doorway to the Worldwide Legal Courtroom on Monday, denouncing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s actions in the course of the battle with Hamas.
Activists from the Extinction Rebel group took over a bridge in entrance of The Hague-based court docket simply after midday, carrying a banner that learn “Netanyahu is a battle felony.” The Dutch department of the activist group, which was initially set as much as marketing campaign towards local weather change, has staged a number of different pro-Palestinian actions since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
“The demonstration didn’t trigger any disturbance to the ICC regular actions. The scenario was addressed by the ICC safety with the police,” stated ICC spokesperson Sonia Robla.
After police launched the 19 following their transient detention, they joined a small pro-Palestinian protest outdoors the ICC’s grounds.
The demonstration befell as Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived within the Center East to satisfy with each Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
