Warrants are sought for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yehiya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh.
Reaction from world leaders to the news that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has requested arrest warrants for the leaders of Hamas and Israel was relatively muted on Monday — outside of the United States. President Biden called the prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders “outrageous,” and slammed the equivalence made between Israel and Hamas. “We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security,” he said in a statement.
“The law must be applied equally to all in order to uphold the international rule of law, ensure accountability for those that commit heinous crimes and protect the rights of victims,” the president’s office said. South Africa previously accused Israel of genocide at a different international body, the International Court of Justice. Human Rights Watch said the decision to seek arrest warrants “in the face of pressure from U.S.
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