ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel PM Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Jerusalem on February 18, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for bearing "criminal responsibility" in the Gaza war.
He also asked ICC judges to issue arrest warrants on leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas for perpetrating human suffering in the conflict, seen as a bid to balance sensibilities in the war that erupted on October 7, 2023.
