The ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and three Hamas militants for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The International Criminal Court sought a Gaza ‘war crimes’ arrest warrant against Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister Yoav Gallant on Monday. Meanwhile, the office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said that it was also seeking arrest warrants against three leading Hamas militants for their alleged roles in the October 7 attacks in Israel, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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The prosecutor applied for arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders suspecting their role in alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including “starvation”, “wilful killing”, and “extermination and/or murder”.
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“We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Palestinian civilian population pursuant to State policy. These crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day,” said Khan in reference to Netanyahu and Gallant.
Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, the head of the movement, and mastermind of the October 7 attacks faces charges of “extermination”, “rape and other acts of sexual violence”, and “taking hostages as a war crime”.
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“We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Israel by Hamas and other armed groups pursuant to organisational policies,” said the statement.
(with inputs from Reuters and AFP)
