Irish Examiner view: Double blow to international law and order

Hungary has withdrawn from the International Criminal Court just as evidence emerged from Gaza of the type of case the institution was established to consider

Video has emerged of Red Crescent emergency vehicles, their lights flashing, sirens sounding, and logos clearly visible, which came under a barrage of gunfire from the Israeli army in Rafah, Gaza. Picture: Palestinian Red Crescent Society/AP

It has been a depressing week for those who support, as most people in Ireland do, the ‘rules-based’ system of international order. Firstly, we have the withdrawal of fellow EU member Hungary from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). 

Then, grisly testimony emerged pointing to the execution of 15 paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza, precisely the kind of prima facie case that the institution was established to consider.