According to a Fox News report, The International Criminal Court has filed for arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for war crimes.
From Fox News:
Prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement that based on evidence collected and examined by his office, he has “reasonable grounds” to believe Netanyahu and Gallant “bear criminal responsibility for… war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the State of Palestine.”
He said those alleged crimes include “starvation of civilians as a method of warfare” and “intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population.”
Khan also said he is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, its top political leader Ismail Haniyeh and its military commander Mohammed Dief.
He alleged that since the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, the three are criminally responsible for “extermination” and “murder as a crime against humanity,” taking hostages as a war crime and rape and other acts of sexual violence.
“During my own visit to Kibbutz Be’eri and Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as well as to the site of Supernova Music Festival in Re’im, I saw the devastating scenes of these attacks and the profound impact of the unconscionable crimes charged in the applications filed today,” Khan said.
“Speaking with survivors, I heard how the love within a family, the deepest bonds between a parent and a child, were contorted to inflict unfathomable pain through calculated cruelty and extreme callousness,” he added. “These acts demand accountability.”
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ICC’s chief prosecutor applies for arrest warrants against Israeli PM Netanyahu & Defense Minister Gallant, as well as for Hamas’ leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, & Ismail Haniyeh. pic.twitter.com/YKey1YEno8
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