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ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: What are the possible consequences?

"Israel will be even more isolated after this move," says Stephen Rapp, former US ambassador for war crimes issues, as quoted by NYT.

ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: What are the possible consequences?

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan poses during an interview with the AFP in the Honor Court of the Royal Palace, in Paris, Feb. 7, 2024. (Credit: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)

On Thursday Nov. 21 the ICC officially issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas official Mohammed Deif. In light of this development, we are republishing this article on the potential consequences of these arrest warrants, originally written after the ICC announced its intentions to issue them back in May 2024.The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, applied to the court's Pre-Trial Division on May 20 for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinouar, Mohammad Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh.The warrants have been requested under the charge of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ICC's decision caused a wave of...
On Thursday Nov. 21 the ICC officially issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas official Mohammed Deif. In light of this development, we are republishing this article on the potential consequences of these arrest warrants, originally written after the ICC announced its intentions to issue them back in May 2024.The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, applied to the court's Pre-Trial Division on May 20 for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinouar, Mohammad Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh.The warrants have been requested under the charge of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ICC's decision caused a wave...