The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requests arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and Hamas leaders
Contrary to what we initially wrote in error, the International Criminal Court has not issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant and three senior Hamas leaders. These are requisitions from the Prosecutor General of the ICC, whose judges must now rule on the question. We apologize to our readers.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) declared on Monday May 20 that he had requested an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in particular for “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” committed in the Gaza strip. Contrary to what we initially wrote in error, these warrants were not directly issued by the International Criminal Court.
“Based on the evidence collected and reviewed by my office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav Gallant, the Minister of Defense of Israel, bear responsibility criminal offense of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territory of the State of Palestine from at least October 8, 2023.declared in a press release the prosecutor of the ICC, who sits in The Hague in the Netherlands.
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