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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Why did ICC issue Netanyahu arrest warrant and what are the implications?

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The international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Benjamin Netanyahu has become the first leader of a “western-style” democracy to have an arrest warrant issued in his name by the international criminal court. The court has also issued warrants for his former defence secretary, Yoav Gallant, and the Hamas military leader, Mohammed Deif.

Here the Guardian explains why the warrants have been issued and what they mean in practice.

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