The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza for war crimes.
Karim Khan KC stated that there were reasonable reasons to suspect that both persons were criminally responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity beginning October 7, 2023.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Hamas’ political head Ismail Haniyeh, and its military chief Mohammed Deif are all wanted.
The International Criminal Court (ICC), situated in The Hague, has been investigating Israel’s acts in the occupied areas for three years, as well as Hamas’ actions more recently.
Mr Netanyahu recently called the prospect of senior Israel figures joining the ICC’s wanted list “an outrage of historic proportions”.