ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants be expedited against Netanyahu, Gallant, Sinwar

Prosecutor Karim Khan said he is withdrawing his request for a warrant against Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran, but the request for eliminated Mohammed Deif still stands

Yana Suryadnaya
Yana Suryadnaya ■ Foreign Affairs Correspondent, i24NEWS Hebrew Channel ■ 
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Karim Khan, then the Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Islamic State (UNITAD), in Baghdad on July 27, 2019.
Karim Khan, then the Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Islamic State (UNITAD), in Baghdad on July 27, 2019.AFP PHOTO / Sabah Arar

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan requested to expedite warrants against Hamas and Israeli leaders on Tuesday, including against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Khan withdrew the request for warrant against late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which was filed on May 20, 2024, following his elimination at the end of July in Tehran, Iran. The prosecution is gathering information regarding the reported death of Hamas leader Muhammed Deif, commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing. Khan said he will only withdraw the request for a warrant once it is confirmed, he said.

Khan came under fire from both Hamas and Israel, with leaders in Jerusalem condemning the move as an antisemitic witch-hunt. Hamas said that Palestinians have a right to resist by any means necessary.

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