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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but also against his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the head of the armed wing of Hamas Mohammed Deif for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested last May to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
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It was done this Thursday, November 21. “The Chamber issued arrest warrants for two individuals, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr. Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least October 8, 2023 until May 20, 2024. less, the day the prosecution filed the requests for arrest warrants,” the ICC, which sits in The Hague, said in a statement.
Mandates classified “secret”
The court adds in another press release thata warrant was also issued against Mohammed Deif. Head of the armed wing of Hamas, the latter was killed, according to Israel, by a strike on July 13 in southern Gaza.
All these arrest warrants were classified “secret”, in order to protect witnesses and guarantee the conduct of investigations.
In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the ICC had “lost all legitimacy to exist and act” by issuing “absurd orders.”
