The lead prosecutor at the International Criminal Court announced yesterday he would seek arrest warrants for leaders on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war on charges of crimes against humanity. Subjects include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh, Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, and military head Mohammed Deif. Read the specific allegations attributed to each here.
The court—of which the US is not a member (see overview)—prosecutes individuals accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, including war crimes and genocide. The five are not immediately subject to arrest; a three-judge panel will decide whether to move the warrants forward, with a decision expected within months. The ICC also has no enforcement body and relies on member states to carry out warrants.
Separately, Iranian officials attributed a crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi Sunday to unspecified technical failures. See drone footage of the suspected crash site here.
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