5 hours ago No10 gives latest update on Benjamin Netanyahu arrest after ICC issues warrant

Downing Street refused to comment on 'specific cases' but said the UK 'will always comply with its legal obligations as set out by domestic law and indeed international law'

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11 hours ago UK's position on ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu as US rejects orders

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant has been issued for Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes - here's all the details on how the UK has responded

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13 hours ago Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says he will defy an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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16 hours ago Israelis rally around war effort after ICC issues warrant for Netanyahu

Decision to seek prime minister’s arrest provokes rare display of unity in politically polarised country

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18 hours ago 'Cryptoqueen' who scammed investors out of £3.3BILLION 'is hiding in one of South Africa's most exclusive neighbourhoods', investigators say

Ruja Ignatova is wanted for $5,000,000 by the FBI with investigators believing she was tipped off in 2017 after a U.S. District Court in New York issued a warrant for her arrest.

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28 hours ago Why did ICC issue Netanyahu arrest warrant and what are the implications?

Reasoning behind decision that also included warrants for former defence secretary as well as Hamas’s military leaderBenjamin Netanyahu has become the first leader of a “western-style” democracy to have an arrest warrant issued in his name by the international criminal court. The court has also issued warrants for his former defence secretary, Yoav Gallant, and the Hamas military leader, Mohammed Deif.Here the Guardian explains why the warrants have been issued and what they mean in practice. Continue reading...

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31 hours ago Netanyahu says ICC warrant for his arrest over alleged war crimes is ‘antisemitic’ and ‘absurd’ – Middle East live

International criminal court issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader Mohammed DeifIsrael’s position has always held that the rulings of the international criminal court do not apply to it, as it is not a member.Foreign minister Gideon Saar on Thursday said that it had “issued absurd orders with no authority” against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant because “Israel is not a member of the court.”The Chamber found reasonable grounds to believe that during the relevant time, international humanitarian law related to international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine applied. This is because they are two High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and because Israel occupies at least parts of Palestine.The Chamber...

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31 hours ago Furious Israel blasts International Criminal Court's 'absurd' arrest warrant for PM Netanyahu with 'dead' Hamas chief also placed on wanted list

Along with Netanyahu, the ICC has also issued an arrest warrant for his  former defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza .

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31 hours ago Arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohamed Deif over alleged war crimes – Middle East live

Israel reacts with fury over international criminal court arrest warrants for prime minister and former defence ministerIsrael’s position has always held that the rulings of the international criminal court do not apply to it, as it is not a member.Foreign minister Gideon Saar on Thursday said that it had “issued absurd orders with no authority” against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant because “Israel is not a member of the court.”The Chamber found reasonable grounds to believe that during the relevant time, international humanitarian law related to international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine applied. This is because they are two High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and because Israel occupies at least parts of Palestine.The Chamber also found that th...

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32 hours ago International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu and Hamas chief accusing them of war crimes over Gaza bombing and October 7 atrocity

The warrants turn Netanyahu and the other men into internationally wanted suspects and is likely to further isolate them and complicate efforts to negotiate a cease-fire to end the war.

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