Israel ‘challenges’ international criminal court bid for Netanyahu arrest warrant
by Agence France-Presse in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6QWY4)
ICC requested arrest warrants for Israeli PM and his defence minister in May for alleged war crimes in Gaza
Israel has submitted an official challenge" to a request from the international criminal court prosecutor for an arrest warrant against its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In May the ICC's prosecutor, Karim Khan, requested the court issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
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