Rights group: US officials could be personally liable for Israeli abuses

US-based rights group DAWN has warned that, in light of the ICC's issuance of arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, US officials could be personally liable under international law by continuing to provide Israel with military assistance.

“Article 25(3)(c) of the Rome Statute outlines clear criminal liability for aiding and abetting war crimes, which applies to individuals in non-member states like the US when their actions enable violations under ICC jurisdiction," Raed Jarrar, DAWN’s advocacy director, said in a statement.

While the US is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC, Palestine is. This means that the US role in Israeli war crimes committed in Palestine could make US officials open to ICC prosecution, according to rights advocates.