ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes
Warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries
The international criminal court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif for alleged war crimes relating to the Gaza war.
It is the first time that leaders of a democracy and western-aligned state have been charged by the court, in the most momentous decision of its 22-year history.
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