
After an "independent and impartial" investigation by his office, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan filed arrest warrant applications for three Hamas leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, charging them with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Khan said that the Hamas leaders — Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif), and Ismail Haniyeh — bear primary responsibility for the October 7 attacks that killed more than 1,200 Israelis and resulted in some 250 hostages being taken to Gaza. As for Israel, Khan said Netanyahu and Gallant have prosecuted a war in Gaza that has, by willful design, killed more than 35,000 Palestinians and put millions more at risk of starvation.