The United States found itself at odds with some key allies Tuesday after President Joe Biden denounced the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. Breaking with Biden, France and Belgium were among a number of countries to defend the “independence” of the International […]
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has rejected the arrest warrants sought by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Gallant said the prosecutor, Karim Khan, had drawn a “despicable” parallel between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas and attempted to deny his country’s right to self-defence. Mr Khan […]
Seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders is “deeply unhelpful” and will make no difference to getting aid into Gaza and reaching a sustainable ceasefire, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said he will apply for arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin […]
Amal Clooney said she supports the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the “historic step” to seek the arrest warrants of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli and Hamas leaders. The ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has alleged Mr Netanyahu, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, […]
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said that he is seeking arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders in connection with their actions during the seven-month war. The announcement drew immediate condemnation from both Israel and Hamas militants. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the move to seek his arrest as a “disgrace” […]
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s leader in Gaza for war crimes. Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to believe that both men bore criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity from at least 7 October 2023. […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has sharply criticized the request for arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Katz spoke of a “scandalous decision” on Monday, which he said represents “an unrestrained frontal assault on the victims of October 7th […]
The militant Palestinian organization Hamas has criticised the request for arrest warrants against several of its leaders by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). “His decision compares the victim to an executioner and encourages the [Israeli] occupation to continue the war of extermination,” the group said in a statement broadcast by the […]
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence chief, and also for three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Here is a look at what happens next, and how the ICC […]
Seeking arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli and Hamas leaders will not help achieve the UK’s aims of a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, the UK government has said. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said he will apply for arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister along with defence […]
Seeking arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli and Hamas leaders will not help achieve the UK’s aims of a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, the Government has said. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said he will apply for arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister along with defence minister […]
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has released a statement on his application for the arrest warrants of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, for war crimes. Karim Khan KC previously said there were reasonable grounds to believe that both men bore criminal responsibility for war […]