Middle East latest: ICC issues warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu as Gaza death toll soars past 44,000

Published November 21, 2024 5:06 AM

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and a Hamas leader. The court accused them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Thursday’s warrant marked the first time that a sitting leader of a major Western ally has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a global court of justice. The arrest warrants were issued as health officials in the Gaza Strip said the death toll from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians.

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