ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

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He said he had applied for an arrest warrant for Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as well as for Netanyahu. They have overseen Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza since the Palestinian group’s deadly October 7 raid on Israel. US President Joe Biden called the legal step “outrageous”, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it could jeopardise negotiations on a hostage deal and ceasefire.Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson said, “The ICC has no authority over Israel or the United States, and today’s baseless and illegitimate decision should face global condemnation.

The Hamas leaders face allegations of bearing responsibility for crimes committed by Hamas including extermination and murder, the taking of hostages, torture, rape and other acts of sexual violence. “This is a watershed event in the history of international justice,” said Reed Brody, a veteran war crimes prosecutor. “The ICC has never, in over 21 years of existence, indicted a western official. Indeed, no international tribunal since Nuremberg has done so.

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