Benjamin Netanyahu has become the fourth world leader to be issued with an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC). It puts him alongside Vladimir Putin of Russia, Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya.

The Israeli government has repeatedly denied the charges, saying the conduct of its war with Hamas — designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. — is

The court also issued an arrest warrant for Hamas’ military leader, Mohammad Deif, who the Israeli military says was killed in the summer; Hamas has not confirmed his death.