The court issued arrest warrants in 2011 for Libya’s then leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, along with one of his sons and his intelligence chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity during the first two weeks of the uprising in Libya that led to a NATO bombing campaign.

Netanyahu now joins Russian President Vladimir Putin on the list of those facing ICC action. Putin, along with several top military officials, has been accused of several charges involving Russia’s war on Ukraine. The warrants accuse Netanyahu and ...

RESISTING ARREST — The world is getting smaller for Benjamin Netanyahu. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued arrest warrants today for the Israeli prime minister and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a bombshell move that has already divided Western nations over how to respond.

The International Criminal Court said the alleged crimes include starvation as a method of warfare, murder, persecution and other inhuman acts.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu severely criticized the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants against him and a former minister, and said his government won’t be deterred from continuing its war against Hamas in Gaza.

The move by the International Criminal Court will complicate travel by Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister, who would risk arrest in the court’s member countries.

U.S. President Joe Biden has denounced the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant

The Hague-based court’s Thursday announcement followed an application by the ICC’s chief prosecutor in May. Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant will now be treated like a pariah in 120+ countries.

The International Criminal Court alleges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Gaza offensive.