2 hours ago ICC's arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant explained

Everything you need to know after Israel’s Prime Minister and former defence minister are accused of war crime and crimes against humanity

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3 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Hungary to invite Netanyahu to visit in defiance of ICC arrest warrant

Viktor Orban, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said he rejects warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in GazaThe US have said they “fundamentally reject” the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for senior Israel officials and said the court does not have jurisdiction over the matter.On Thursday, arrest warrants were issued by the court for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the late Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif over alleged war crimes committed in Gaza. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu unlikely to be arrested in Britain after ICC ruling, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

Israeli premier condemns arrest warrants against him and his defence minister as ‘antisemitic’ and US president Joe Biden calls them ‘outrageous’

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25 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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26 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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27 hours ago Arrest warrant issued for Netanyahu over Israel’s war in Gaza by International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyhu, accusing him of crimes against humanity war crimes over the war in Gaza

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27 hours ago ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and leader of Hamas

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it announced on Thursday lunchtime.

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27 hours ago International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu

The Israeli Prime Minister ordered the Gaza offensive as well as operations in neighbouring Lebanon that he said would protect the country's citizens - critics say too many civilians have been killed

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