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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu for ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

Relatives of Palestinians killed in an Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp mourn as their bodies are taken from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for burial in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on November 21, 2024 [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister and a Hamas military commander for alleged war crimes.

Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant were accused of “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024”, a statement from the court said on Thursday.

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