Arrest warrant issued for Israeli PM, defence sec and senior Hamas commander over alleged war crimes

The United States fundamentally rejects the Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials. We remain deeply concerned by the Prosecutor’s rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision,

the spokesperson said, ... adding the

The Chamber issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least Oct 8, 2023 until at least May 20, 2024, the day the Prosecution filed the applications for warrants of arrest,

the Hague-based ICC said in a statement

We call on the International Criminal Court to expand the scope of accountability to all criminal occupation leaders,

Hamas said in a statement

As the int'l community braces for potential repercussions, we must work together to keep the flame of accountbility burning bright. May this time of darkness see the call for Justice grow stronger."

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, a long-time critic of Israel, responded to the news on X/Twitter writing

However, the Chamber decided to release the information below since conduct similar to that addressed in the warrant of arrest appears to be ongoing,

the tribunal said