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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harry Davies

Arrest warrant against Netanyahu coincides with crisis at ICC

Karim Khan
Lawyers for Karim Khan have said he denies the allegations against him. Photograph: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has secured arrest warrants in its most politically charged cases just as the judicial body grapples with an unprecedented crisis.

Karim Khan, whose request for warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders was granted on Thursday, is facing allegations of sexual misconduct, which will be examined by external investigators.

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