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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 590

ICC arrest warrants

Karim Ahmed Khan, International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Justice in Khartoum, Sudan, August 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe
By Reuters and ToI Staff
UN investigation into alleged assault by the prosecutor, who is behind arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, reportedly nearing its end
Karim Ahmed Khan, International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Justice in Khartoum, Sudan, August 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
May 16, 2025, 6:25 pm
ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe
UN investigation into alleged assault by the prosecutor, who is behind arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, reportedly nearing its end
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, July 3, 2023. (Peter Dejong/AP)
May 15, 2025, 11:18 am
Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor said to have halted tribunal’s work
Key organizations paused cooperation with International Criminal Court, chief prosecutor Karim Khan lost email access; US measures response to arrest warrants issued for Israeli leaders
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (left) Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 11, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024. (AP/Peter Dejong); Then-defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, on November 5, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 12, 2025, 5:53 pm
Israel asks ICC to withdraw arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
Request comes amid allegations that court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan sexually assaulted staff member, prompting speculation he issued the warrants to protect himself
By Agencies and ToI Staff
International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan attends a United Nations Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on January 27, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP)
May 11, 2025, 2:26 pm
Sexual allegations against Khan spurred Israeli ICC arrest warrants, report suggests
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor heard of allegations against him just weeks before seeking arrest of Netanyahu and then-defense minister Gallant
By ToI Staff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (left) Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 11, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024. (AP/Peter Dejong); Then-defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, on November 5, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 25, 2025, 12:35 am
ICC Appeals Chamber rules lower court must hear Israel’s challenge to jurisdiction
Despite a procedural victory for Israel, officials in Jerusalem condemn the fact that court did not cancel the arrest warrants for war crimes charges against Netanyahu and Gallant
By Jeremy Sharon and Nava Freiberg
An IDF soldier stands over a Palestinian suspect in Gaza in undated footage uploaded to social media on February 2, 2024. (Screen capture/X)
April 10, 2025, 8:42 am
Amassing troops’ own clips from Gaza, anti-Israel activists are keeping heat on soldiers
Databases exposing soldiers are being compiled using networks to ensure they can’t be squelched as alleged evidence for war crimes charges. Is Israel doing enough to protect its veterans?
By MILAN CZERNY and Shomrim
Left: Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announces he is seeking arrest warrants from the court’s judges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, on May 20, 2024 (ICC); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a video address, May 20, 2024. (Screenshot/ GPO)
April 6, 2025, 10:49 pm
ICC sent Hungary a request to arrest and surrender Netanyahu hours after his arrival
Rather than comply with the order, Orban’s government initiated proceedings to withdraw from the international tribunal
By Jeremy Sharon
An Israeli flag is raised on the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, with the Buda Castle in Budapest in the background on April 2, 2025, as preparations are under way for the visit of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
April 4, 2025, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 4: Day 546 – Israeli flags fly in Budapest for PM’s ICC-snubbing visit
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman reports back from Netanyahu’s state visit in Hungary, updates us on new developments in Qatargate, including Doha’s response to the scandal
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are greeted by a military honor guard on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Avi Ohayon / GPO)
April 3, 2025, 11:47 pm
Netanyahu, in Budapest, lauds Orban’s withdrawal from ‘corrupt, rotten’ ICC
Hungarian and Israeli leaders speak with President Trump about move; Budapest rolls out red carpet for PM as Orban backs Jerusalem’s right to self-defense against Hamas
By Lazar Berman
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are greeted by a military honor guard on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Avi Ohayon / GPO)
April 3, 2025, 12:39 pm
Hungary announces withdrawal from ICC as Netanyahu arrives for state visit
Hungarian PM invited Netanyahu day after court issued warrant for his arrest; Budapest says while it ratified statute that formed body, it ‘was never made part of Hungarian law’
By Lazar Berman, Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara board Wing of Zion for their trip to Hungary, April 2, 2025. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
April 2, 2025, 8:34 pm
Defying ICC, Netanyahu flies to Hungary, which is expected to quit court during visit
Trump ally Viktor Orban has vowed not to act on international arrest order against Israeli leader, who is expected to meet unnamed foreign official during days-long visit
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to media outlets ahead of boarding a plane to Washington on February 2, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
March 27, 2025, 9:47 pm
Netanyahu flight path to US was lengthened due to concerns over ICC warrant, health
Israeli Ambassador to US Yechiel Leiter says journey to DC last month took 13.5 hours because prime minister flew over US military bases in case he required emergency landing
By Amy Spiro
This handout photo shows former Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte (C) inside the Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila, after arriving from Hong Kong, March 11, 2025. (Handout / PARTIDO DEMOKRATIKO PILIPINO LAKAS NG BAYAN/ AFP)
March 11, 2025, 8:52 am
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested on ICC warrant for crimes against humanity
Former president detained at airport in Manila over campaign of mass killings during severe crackdown on illegal drugs
By Jim Gomez
This undated handout image released by the Hamas Media Office on January 30, 2025, shows the slain Hamas terror leader Mohammed Deif. (Hamas Media Office / AFP)
February 26, 2025, 10:41 pm
ICC cancels warrant for Hamas military leader Deif, weeks after group confirms death
Court says ‘sufficient and reliable information’ that Muhammad Deif was killed last July, will reissue warrant ‘should information become available that Mr. Deif is still alive’
By ToI Staff and AFP
A demonstrator holds up a placard with Prime Minister Netanyahu behind bars and Italian for, 'Criminal against humanity, let's arrest him now,' at an anti-Israel rally in Rome on November 30, 2024. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
February 25, 2025, 10:55 am
Doxxing soldiers, but failing to put them in dock: Hind Rajab group has some on edge
Organization run by Hezbollah backers has failed to realize its goal of having IDF troops arrested abroad, but may be making inroads in the court of public opinion
By ToI Staff
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