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The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court is gunning for Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Hamas leaders … accusing each side of crimes against humanity in the ongoing war.
Karim Khan — who’s heading up this effort — broke the news Monday … saying his office is now applying for arrest warrants for each side of the conflict — a couple for Israeli’s Prime Minister including its Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, and three on the Hamas side too.
For Hamas … the ICC wants to arrest and charge leader Yahya Sinwar and two other high-ranking officials — Al-Qassam Brigades and Ismail Haniyeh. All are accused of war crimes.
For the two Israeli honchos … the ICC is alleging use of starvation as a method of warfare, plus “malnutrition, dehydration, profound suffering and an increasing number of deaths among the Palestinian population, including babies, other children, and women.”
As it pertains to Hamas … they’re being accused of murder, taking of hostages, rape and sexual assault in detention — all pertaining to the attack on Oct. 7 that kicked this all off.
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Both the Hamas officials and Israeli officials are also being accused of “extermination.”
Now that the top prosecutor has filed for arrest warrants — a panel of three judges needs to weigh in … which could take as long as two months for a decision to be handed down.
As you know … the war has caused a massive divide across the world, including here in the U.S. — where many young people, including college students, have protested en masse for months … with some of the demonstrations even getting violent as they clash with cops.
Many have called for a ceasefire in the Middle East in the wake of the ongoing fighting in Gaza … but Israel has suggested the campaign will continue until Hamas surrenders and returns all hostages taken.