ICC issues war crimes arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader 'Deif'

21 Nov 2024, 14:28 by Doug Cunningham · UPI

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court Thursday issued war crimes arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. A warrant was also issued for the Hamas commander Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, known as Deif.

The court said the Israeli leaders committed war crimes by intentionally directing military attacks against civilians in Gaza, using starvation as a method of war against Gazans and committed crimes against humanity in a widespread, systematic assault on Gaza's civilian population.