Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court

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Israeli and Hamas top leaders have joined a list of people accused of humanity's most heinous crimes by the world's top war crimes court. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced arrest warrants Monday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's defense minister, as well as three Hamas leaders.

This combination of photos shows Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. of war crimes, the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor placed them among world leaders infamous for heinous acts against humanity.

The ICC is the permanent court of last resort, established in 2002 to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression. Several countries don’t accept the court’s jurisdiction, including Israel, the United States, China and Russia.

The U.N. says a “full-blown famine” is occurring in northern Gaza, as the territory faces a near-complete cutoff from aid supplies. Israel has been accused of heavily restricting the flow of aid into the territory, an allegation it denies.

 

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