ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 and Gaza

'The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, the court’s prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Monday.'

- Exclusive interview: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 and Gaza, May 20, 2024



Context

(The Elders) - Palestinian and Israeli lives must be valued equally in global response to crisis, Elders warn

'Hamas has set a trap for us, and this trap is one of maximum horror, of maximum cruelty.' - Dominique De Villepin

Netanyahu is an existential threat to Israel


(Extremism) - '..Israel's intention - to force Iran out of its comfort zone of relying on regional proxies to challenge Israeli and US interests in the region.'

(Haaretz) - '..the force Israel is using in Gaza is not proportionate..'

(International Criminal Court) - Arrest Netanyahu