The alleged Israeli starvation campaign is the focal point of the ICC’s accusations, yet it has no basis in fact

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Canada played a pivotal role in the founding of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which put out a warrant on Thursday for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will abide by the court’s ruling. But Canada should do no such thing, since the court has betrayed its mandate by levelling transparently false charges in a case in which it has no jurisdiction.

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When ICC prosecutor Karim Khan initially applied for the warrants in May, the lead accusation he made against Netanyahu and Gallant was the “starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.” Yet as he wrote those words, a surge of aid was pouring into Gaza.

In the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, Israeli authorities suspended the delivery of aid into Gaza as they sought to regain their composure amid a devastating surprise attack. But aid soon resumed, and United Nations data showed an increasing number of trucks delivering their goods for three months straight.

But in February 2024, there was a sudden drop. Despite their mutual antagonism, UN agencies and Israeli authorities worked to improve the situation. Whereas 2,874........

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