Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, could be served arrest warrants this week from the International Criminal Court on charges related to the country’s military campaign in Gaza.
Israeli and other foreign officials reportedly believe Hamas leaders face arrest warrants too.
The ICC has not confirmed its plans, but senior officials in the Israeli government are growing increasingly concerned that the warrants will be issued, according to multiple reports. Netanyahu, in particular, is “terrified and abnormally stressed,” per the Israeli newspaper Maariv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers his speech after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, Pool)
The prime minister has reportedly been speaking frequently on the phone to prevent such an outcome, with the Biden administration among those with whom he has
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