The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant for supposed war crimes committed in Gaza.
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, who faces sexual misconduct allegations, brought the application for the warrants earlier this year, along with applications for warrants against Palestinian terrorists, all of whom have since been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The Times of Israel reported:
In a massive legal bombshell, the International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, the first time the court has ever issued such warrants against leaders of a democratic country.
The three judges of the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I issue the warrants unanimously on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes that the court’s prosecutor Karim Khan alleges were committed during the prosecution of the current war against Hamas in Gaza.
Both Netanyahu and Gallant will be liable for arrest if they travel to any of the more than 120 countries that are party to the ICC.
Israelis reacted in outrage:
The State of Israel is at war against terrorist organizations that threaten to destroy it on all possible fronts.
— יוסף חדאד - Yoseph Haddad (@YosephHaddad) November 21, 2024
We’re enduring a war that was forced upon us after the October 7th massacre in which many Israelis were murdered, raped, and kidnapped.
Despite this, Israel… pic.twitter.com/M6DeycfSmF
The ICC took action against Israel after President Joe Biden reversed President Donald Trump’s sanctions against ICC officials, which sought to protect the U.S. and its allies from malicious prosecutions.
This story is developing.
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