05/22/2024

What ICC Arrest Warrants Would Mean for Israel and Hamas Leaders

The arrest warrant applications still need to be approved by a panel of judges

Israel’s foreign minister traveled to France on Tuesday to help contain the fallout from the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants for some of the country's top leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

France, Belgium and Slovenia have expressed support for the globe’s top war crimes court after Khan on Monday accused Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders—Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh—of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

"Today's applications are the outcome of an independent and impartial investigation by my Office," Khan wrote in a lengthy statement posted to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) website.

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