ICC preparing arrest warrants over Gaza war: Israeli officials

Warrants could name officials from both Hamas and Israel, including Netanyahu

Israeli officials increasingly believe that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior government officials on charges related to the conflict with Hamas, according to five Israeli and foreign officials.

The Israeli and foreign officials also believe the court is weighing arrest warrants for leaders from Hamas. cused of preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and pursuing an excessively harsh response to the Hamas-led attacks on Oct 7 on Israel, according to two of the five officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to publicly discuss the matter.

The Israeli officials, who are worried about the potential fallout from such a case, said they believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among those

If the court proceeds, the Israeli officials could potentially be ac who might be named in a warrant. It is not clear who might be charged from Hamas or what crimes would be cited.