The International Criminal Court today issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallad, and the head of Hamas’s armed wing, Mohamed Deif. Here are the highlights of the warrants, which Netanyahu immediately called “anti-Semitic” and “ridiculous.” -The warrants cover the period from October 8, 2023 (the day after the Hamas attacks on Israel) to at least May 20, 2024, when ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan submitted the request for their extradition. -The ICC says it believes Netanyahu and Gallant were “criminally responsible” for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, as well as the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other “inhumane acts”. -The ICC says the two men “are also criminally responsible, as political leaders, for the war crime of intentionally attacking a civilian population. -The Court considers the alleged crimes against humanity to be part of a […]
Source: News Beast
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