ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes
Warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries
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The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas leader Mohammed Deif for alleged war crimes relating to the Gaza war.
The warrants put Netanyahu and Gallant at risk of arrest if they travel abroad. There have been unconfirmed reports that Deif may have been killed by Israel.
