For alleged war crimes, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested arrest warrants for prominent Israeli and Hamas figures.
Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor, announced on Monday that his office had requested arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials in connection with suspected crimes committed during the October 7 attack on southern Israel, which was spearheaded by Hamas, and Israel’s ensuing war on Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are suspected of “criminal responsibility” for “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” according to Khan, who stated his office had “reasonable grounds” to believe this.
Khan has requested the issuance of arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (commonly referred to as Deif), on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Israel has “intentionally and systematically deprived the civilian population in all parts of Gaza of objects indispensable to human survival,” according to information that Khan’s team has uncovered.
