2 hours ago The Observer view: ICC’s Israel arrest warrants are a test the world must not fail

International criminal court’s intervention must be supported if global rules-based order is to have a meaningful futureThe decision by the international criminal court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s former defence minister, for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza has huge implications for Israel and Palestine, for international justice and the rules-based global order that the UK and its allies are pledged to uphold. This unprecedented, necessary and impartial supranational attempt to prosecute democratically elected western politicians accused of grievous wrongdoing is a test the international community dare not fail.Netanyahu’s reaction to the charges was to dismiss them as “absurd” and “antisemitic” and the...

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10 hours ago What is the International Criminal Court and what does an arrest warrant mean for Israel’s Netanyahu?

Hague prosecutors have accused Israeli and Hamas leaders of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity

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26 hours ago The Guardian view of global justice at a crossroads: war crimes demand accountability | Editorial

The ICC’s arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders challenge decades of impunity, testing global resolve to uphold international justiceThe arrest warrants from the international criminal court (ICC) for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the defence minister Yoav Gallant, and the Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, represent a historic milestone in the fight for accountability over war crimes. Hamas’s October massacre of 1,200 Israelis was a shocking violation of international humanitarian law, justifying prosecution. However, with many of Hamas’s senior commanders killed in Israeli military strikes, courtroom justice may remain elusive.For Israel’s leadership, the ICC’s action ends decades of perceived impunity and challenges what critics describe as Israel’s longstan...

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27 hours ago Orban vows to defy international arrest warrant against Netanyahu and welcome Israeli leader to Hungary

Israel’s staunchest ally, the US, also condemns warrant – with Joe Biden calling it ‘outrageous’

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31 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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31 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu thanks Orbán for invite after ICC warrant, saying Hungary on ‘side of justice and truth’

Israeli PM thanks his Hungarian counterpart after he extends invite in defiance of moves by International Criminal CourtThe 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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32 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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36 hours ago Trump allies warn Britain would face US reprisals for helping International Criminal Court arrest Netanyahu as Home Secretary says UK 'respects' warrant against Israeli PM

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK 'respects the independence' of the ICC after the action against Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-minister Yoav Gallant.

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37 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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