A prosecutor has asked the U.N.'s International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister, defense minister and 3 top Hamas leaders.
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan said Monday that he was filing applications for arrest warrants at the ICC for Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel i Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, in addition to three leaders of Hamas . The Hamas leaders listed by Khan are the group's overall political leader Ismail Haniyeh, its military commander in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar and the overall leader of the group's military wing, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri.
Nothing can justify wilfully depriving human beings, including so many women and children, the basic necessities required for life. Nothing can justify the taking of hostages or the targeting of civilians.'The warrants come after a months-long investigation into both Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel and Israel's military response in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, long designated a terrorist group by the U.S. and Israel, has ruled over Gaza for almost two decades.
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