International Criminal Court drops charges against ex-Hamas leader Ismail Haniya

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that it has completely halted the prosecution of Ismail Haniya, the former political leader of Hamas, who was killed in Iran on July 31 in an attack attributed to Israel. That court’s Prosecutor’s Office, which in May sought arrest warrants against Israeli officials – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, withdrew its request “due to the change in circumstances caused by Haniya’s death.” , according to an ICC document. Judges decided to “completely halt” the prosecution of the former political leader of Hamas, who was accused along with two other senior members of the organization of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel during the 7 October. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan had requested in May that arrest warrants be issued against Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallad, its leader […]
Source: News Beast

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