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ICC issues 5 new arrest warrants against Israeli officials – report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued five new arrest warrants against Israeli individuals, three are against politicians and two against military officials, Haaretz reports.
It is unclear when the arrest warrants were issued. The ICC has often issued its arrest warrants secretly and only subsequently made them public.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry and the State Attorney’s Office do not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Arrest warrants were issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024, after ICC prosecutor Karim Khan filed a public request for the warrants in May 2024.
Khan alleged at the time that the two leaders were responsible for the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity due to Israel’s actions during the war in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion and atrocities.
The court had also initially issued warrants for several top Hamas officials, but dropped them after they were killed by Israel during the war. The Haaretz report does not mention any further warrants for leaders from the terror group.
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