{"id":54594,"date":"2024-05-20T11:48:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/benjamin-netanyahu-international-criminal-court-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-warrants-against-israeli-prime-minister-and-hamas-leaders\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T11:48:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:48:23","slug":"benjamin-netanyahu-international-criminal-court-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-warrants-against-israeli-prime-minister-and-hamas-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/benjamin-netanyahu-international-criminal-court-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-warrants-against-israeli-prime-minister-and-hamas-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Netanyahu: International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister and Hamas leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants to be issued for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar over alleged war crimes.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Karim AA Khan KC is also seeking arrest warrants for Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant – and other top Hamas leaders Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al Masri, more commonly known as Deif (commander-in-Chief of the military wing of Hamas, known as the al Qassam Brigades), and Ismail Haniyeh (head of Hamas’s political bureau).<\/p>\n

It comes against the backdrop of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war<\/strong><\/a> in Gaza.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Monday, Mr Khan outlined the reasons that his office was applying for the arrest warrants.<\/p>\n

On the Hamas leaders, he said he has reasonable grounds to believe they “bear criminal responsibility” for “war crimes and crimes against humanity”.<\/p>\n

He outlined a list of alleged crimes, including taking hostages and rape and other acts of sexual violence.<\/p>\n

“We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Israel by Hamas and other armed groups pursuant to organisational policies. Some of these crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day,” he said.<\/p>\n

On Mr Netanyahu and his defence minister Mr Gallant, Mr Khan said he has reasonable grounds to believe they “bear criminal responsibility” for “war crimes and crimes against humanity”.<\/p>\n

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