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It was the head of the criminal court, Karim Khan, who in May asked the court to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, the then defense minister and the two Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed al-Masri, also known as Mohammed Deif. A group of judges were submitted and was to decide on the request from the chief factor. Today, Thursday, the decision came. The International Criminal Court (ICC) steps up and issues an arrest warrant. It concerns Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader Mohammed al-Masri, reports the Reuters news agency. Both Sinwar and Al-Masri were killed in an Israeli attack earlier this year. The arrest warrant relates to various alleged war crimes. In the statement from the ICC, it is stated that there is reasonable reason to believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant approved attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip. The ICC also believes that the prime minister and the defense minister may have used hunger as a weapon in the war. At the same time, the ICC believes that Hamas’ two top leaders in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, were responsible for the attack on Israel. The ICC says in its statement that it is not a prerequisite that Israel accepts the court’s jurisdiction. Photo: Reuters/Wikipedia In the company of Putin The International Criminal Court deals with the most serious crimes, such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and wars of aggression. Last year, the Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Defense Chief Valery Gerasimov, as well as the Russian Children’s Ombudsman in connection with the war in Ukraine. Published 21.11.2024, at 13.15 Updated 21.11.2024, at 13.34



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