International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel PM and Hamas leaders

The Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister - as well as the Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and two other leaders - over what he said were crimes against humanity.
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The British lawyer Karim Khan thanked a team of eminent international advisers including Britain's Baroness Kennedy and the lawyer Amal Clooney - and said acts committed in the October 7th raid on Israel, and the subsequent seven months of war in Gaza "demand accountability".
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[@BumberClarke]

Gets a warrant but still gaslighting the antisemitism card Boooooooooo

[@1czechit1]

On the same day Gazans celebrate the death of Irans leader with sweets. Oops… that blows a hole in the ICCs claim Israel is starving them.

[@Nobuna283]

What else does he have? Even Israelis and their allies think he is a war criminal.

[@Idani2]

says dumb things and doesn't know what gaslighting means boooo

[@lisadefries6718]

Because they know if they go down then so will USA and Europe as they complicit too. Makes me ashamed to be born in West with the hypocritical way we have behaved over this situation. We should have made certain decades ago that the Palestinians had a State of their own that supported and allowed Palestinians to grow and prosper and have full autonomy over their lives and their entering and leaving their own land.

[@darren6141]

Nonsense

[@taynerkgosienngwe2631]

Calling the IDF the most righteous army in the world is bizzare

[@adongolouise3215]

IDF They are Gods people

[@Dylan20579]

​@@adongolouise3215from the people that killed God

[@kjetilhvalstrand1009]

@@adongolouise3215 Perhaps they are worshiping the wrong god in that case.

[@1czechit1]

@@Dylan20579 ah yes... the antisemitic trope...

[@jimmyrecard5056]

@@adongolouise3215 They are terrorists

[@mrr4975]

“The most moral army in the world” yeah sure we’ve all seen what the IDF have been doing to innocent civilians.

[@Rasaiel]

As most national armies haven't seen combat since ww2. Calling the most combat hardened army second to the United States the most moral is like Mongolia having an undefeated navy.

[@kennymorrison7227]

You spelt Palestinian terrorists wrong 😂

[@vxjstango]

Innocent civilians? 😂😂

[@bayzidahammed8614]

@@vxjstango joker ⚠⚠⚠⚠

[@magaolinewood9268]

@@kennymorrison7227 I guess the video I saw on Middle East Eye the other day of a dead Palestinian child must have been a Hamas fighter?

[@ophthalmophobicnpc8002]

1:17 "Most moral army". Netanyahu should be a comedian!😂

[@kwanchan6745]

thats his zio sidekick zlensky...we are winning...shhh...the spring offensive

[@duncansmith7562]

how many armies do you know that warn residents of upcoming attacks?

[@ophthalmophobicnpc8002]

@@duncansmith7562 Doesnt change ANYTHING about the fact that Israel has committed and is committing countless war crimes in the Gaza strip. Not to mention blocking food aid and engaging in ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.

[@ddhh1270]

@@duncansmith7562 How many armies slaughter 10s of 1000s of civilians in only a few months?

[@duncansmith7562]

@@ophthalmophobicnpc8002 bla bla bla. looks like you admit that the IDF is a moral army that announces when and where it will attack. no war crimes have been committed by Israel. Hamas is causing the war crimes in Gaza. Egypt has blocked food aid and any aid entering from Rafah, yet as a Jew hater, you would NEVER want to see any war crimes levelled against Egypt, would you now? The "West Bank" is JUDaea and Samaria. It is a sh**hole ruled over by the PA. The sooner it is returned to Israel the better.

[@connieco4869]

The most moral army?!! What's he comparing them to? the Gestapo?!!

[@ericbarthelemy190]

mag bar islam. Muhammad is a fault prophet.

[@jimoconnor2594]

Warrant for Tony Blair also, there were no weapons, how many lives were lost ?

[@moezmedia98]

George Bush Jnr as well, he admitted to the crime comparing himself to Putin

[@Celticsamuraiblue]

& GEORGE W

[@rahimbadsha6484]

Go to google and type "Chemical Ali"

[@geetanauth6491]

Khan himself a cause of corruption

[@dzungdang7465]

all US and western gangter lead by USA

[@JohnFelinn]

"I hate when I see politicians just trying to denounce Netenyahu as some sort of abberation from Israeli society. No, this is the norm. The whole Israeli society is as fascist as it gets. Look at the polling. LESS than 2% think that Israel was using too much firepower in Gaza after they obliterated and decimated the entire Gaza strip." ---- Abby Martin

[@mspring00]

Utter drivel from a hamas supporter. 'Oblitereated and decimated the entire Gaza strip." ANY understanding of the words you vomit?

[@emileblanche5868]

Abby Martin is a communist weirdo. She plays stupid when it comes to terrorists killing people.

[@GabrielBTzar]

so, can we call all Palestinians terrorists?

[@MacrobianNomad]

To look up what Abby Martin thinks of Palestinians butchered by Assad in al-Yarmouk, I made that big mistake!

[@djdoolittle1315]

It’s a Genocide

[@workingtoseethelight8244]

The most moral military in the world, what does that even mean? Netanyahu is nuts.

[@fuckbankers]

Nutenyahu

[@sbeast64]

He has all the signs of a psychopath.

[@deeplearningpartnership]

He is a psychopath.

[@markcalzaverini]

The double standards of the West, especially the US, is absolutely disgusting.

[@carolinemcivor7007]

Agree

[@davidk7262]

Yep, they told us about 2 weeks ago that Israel is thought to have committed war crimes with US weapons. Now the US are telling us how wonderful they are. Shameful.

[@JalalUddin-us9ez]

Beyond disgusting

[@James-kv6kb]

Amazing how the Americans always like to be involved so they can sell more equipment

[@workingtoseethelight8244]

Netanyahu is nuts, he sounds like a character on Netflix. Arrest as soon as possible!

[@nickhobbs6514]

he is one of the more sane and less extreme ones in that government. And you're absolutely right!

[@Scot-land]

Shut up

[@baggyobeast]

More like a bond villain, specters number 4 in command... But now bind works for a corrupt government so supports him

[@gmanoffury]

He sounds like a major anime villain just as they execute their plan 😆

[@mspring00]

Funny how none of the above are calling for the arrest of the supreme terrorist leader of Iran, or of sadistic hamas - only one side.

[@EmiSuperTrans71]

Oh Channel 4 didn’t like that too much. We don’t hold one side only to the rules of law. Well done ICC for standing for civilians.

[@madkiller28]

when he has to say he has the most moral army, u know hes compensating for all the babies hes killed.

[@BIG-qn6ed]

Playing the baby card and yet both sides have killed babies, neither side is right at this point

[@calvinspark1946]

@@BIG-qn6edhow many? They are both monsters, as you are too by trying to twist this

[@ahpx7553]

The are enough to tell you the truth ​@@BIG-qn6ed

[@cubuffs12345]

@@BIG-qn6ed neither side is right. but one side has been bombing everyday for 7 months straight with no remorse. so many children

[@chrysalis4126]

@@BIG-qn6ed Hamas aren't arguing that they are moral.

[@carolinemcivor7007]

No-one should be above the law. Netanyahu is guilty of horrific war crimes and should be prosecuted accordingly. Hopefully this will stop the genocide

[@maher.itorer]

the court said its not a genocide, you miss genius are saying it is, are you a judge or what?

[@exp-eri-mental]

It doesn't meet the definition of genocide and won't ever be recorded as such historically. Stop misusing this word. It's the new "racism".

[@carolinemcivor7007]

@@maher.itorer that is inaccurate. Depriving a population of access to food, water and other means to sustain life is genocide

[@carolinemcivor7007]

@@exp-eri-mental disagree

[@user-tl1sz5xs7l]

Its not a genocide.

[@salimw4426]

The criminal that little Sunak flew all the way to occupied Palestine to hugg.

[@ohajohaha]

Indians loove Israel for some reason

[@bronxcartel6193]

@@ohajohahathey’re anti Muslim racists

[@urbanreggaeton8626]

@@ohajohahaIndians love money and power and Israel gives that to SunAss so he loves it there

[@xFlRSTx]

@@ohajohaha because they don't like arabs/islam/jihad

[@mrh1663]

Of course netanyahu will say it's "antisemitic", that's the only card they know. It's getting so boring hearing that bs all the time...

[@mspring00]

And yet it applies to you 100%

[@kennymorrison7227]

Cry more 😂

[@James-kv6kb]

And very rarely speaks without mentioning the holocaust like that some sort of get out of jail card

[@sssoundslike2259]

Like those that cry and whine about imaginary Islamophobia?

[@dahirdubow8636]

Netanhayu had Udacity of saying morality? Wonders never ends

[@sbeast64]

He's one sick delusional individual.

[@OfficialCasaMusic]

Politicians telling law/Barristers/Solictors they don't know the law. Laughable really

[@andrewreynolds912]

"A new kind of anti semi'tism?" Zion'ism in itself is anti Sem'itic the irony

[@mspring00]

Stupid drivel

[@CraigTheBrute-yf7no]

Zionists literally unalive semites

[@margaritaresta6390]

Netanhau is guilty of the new antisémitism all over the world

[@RazorMouth]

Did he honestly say the ICC warrant is a new form of antisemitism 😂😂😂😂 OMFG 🤯

[@xFlRSTx]

a zionist will call the setting sun anti-semetic

[@James-kv6kb]

People would actually think that was quite an intelligent comment if you didn't put up the silly faces

[@StayHumble000]

IDF the most moral army in the world? Hahah I guess the meaning of the moral changes for Bibi and israeli settlers

[@BWAGroupage]

Naatanyahuhu better never step foot in africa, they will not think twice capturing him

[@mspring00]

Such wonderful examples of human rights supporters

[@hongnequivonra]

It's called upholding the rule of law.

[@brianpeterson754]

They should be going after America for supplying and allowing this to happen

[@James-kv6kb]

Exactly get America out of international politics selling their weapons and we may actually have world peace. Not a lot of people know that they sold all the weapons to the Germans to start World War 1 then change sides

[@BenCG]

Speaking as a Jew, the ICC have got it spot on. Accountability for Israel's government is not anti-Semitism and it is not an attack on Israel itself. He's an insult to the Jewish race for suggesting otherwise. Also, Hamas and anyone echoing their calls for the dissolution, ethnic cleansing and handover of the modern state of Israel are just as bad. They BOTH have to go! Israel needs a new government and probably a new constitution, while Palestine needs international recognition, rights and protections. I'd probably annex Jerusalem too and make it a city state under UN soverigenity, because no religion is worth this much bloodshed.

[@SuperNova-gc7tm]

They all know that this is the solution to the problem, they don't want that because it's not in their interests. (mainly the wests interest). They rather show publicly how criminal they are than to do the moral thing

[@jodiesmith6747]

I'm also a Jew and agree with you. The lunatic is just so dangerous, he believes he is the one welcoming the Messiah because Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Rebbe told him so.

[@ZaineKnight]

"It could and it should" very well said sir"

[@bensims7501]

I hate the people from either side who think one is guilty and the other are saints

[@brianferguson7840]

In 2018 Israeli soldiers shot over 6,000 Palestinians. In many cases they were shot with illegal expanding ammunition. So, did the present iteration of this problem begin on 7th October 2023 (1,200 casualties) or March/Dec 2018 (6,000 casualties) Discus ??

[@bilpat5123]

Antisemitism 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@deeplearningpartnership]

Play the victim card.

[@leavesinautumn5959]

@@user-rr8fm9ez8d To your mind, when Israel does it, its not attacking? When others retaliate its an attack, even though they're responding to Israeli aggression.

[@claystore]

​@user-rr8fm9ez8d of course Hamas attacked Israel. Did they attach BECAUSE Israelis are Semites? No, so it's not antisemitism.

[@James-kv6kb]

If only you realised how infantile you look when you put up these faces

[@user-rr8fm9ez8d]

@leavesinautumn5959 Who asked you? How arrogant assume you know my mind? My comment is about the journalism.

[@luissalazarvidaentexas1030]

“The most moral military” wow… 😂

[@Marenqo]

Lock him up lock him up lock him up

[@Charango123quena]

Don’t you just love how everything began on the 7th , ignoring all that’s happened before that.

[@gmanoffury]

"The most moral army in the world" 😆🤣🤣🤣

[@sbeast64]

They love to deceive. They're sick people.

[@kennymorrison7227]

Cry more 😂

[@gmanoffury]

@@kennymorrison7227 I agree, Netanyahu should cry more, watching that gremlin throw a tantrum over being labelled a war criminal is hilarious He should get trialled at Nuremburg too so he can stand where the nazi's stood on trial, that'd be some hilarious irony

[@mc1870-]

Throw Biden and Sunak in there too

[@shasha14779]

Together with John Kirby Antony blinken David Cameron Loyy Austin . Scholz

[@gabriellazar4133]

Don't forget blinken

[@shasha14779]

@@gabriellazar4133 white house John Kirby .David Cameron Loyy Austin Germany scholz

[@dfgt-su9ki]

same cell

[@mspring00]

And not one of you mention the terrorists, the torturers, the rapists.....sick hypocrites.

[@XxTheAwokenOnexX]

Israel will claim the ICC are being AuntySemetic 🤣

[@cubuffs12345]

i think he thinks that if he says "moral army" and "just war" enough, it'll somehow become true

[@claystore]

Throw in "...antisemitism..." just for good measure 😊

[@cubuffs12345]

@@claystore hahahaha, ridiculous but so true

[@NoelChetty]

Should USA Disrespect the Highest Court. ICC must Bring USA to BOOK for OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE. THIS IS NOT USA LAW! Proudly 🇿🇦

[@eddiekulp1241]

U.S law is not subject to a foreign court

[@Singularity.82]

US Congress members have already formally written letters to the ICC saying that all of their judges and their families will be sanctioned should they do what they have just done. They believe in their own supremacy, and cannot comprehend reason.

[@ericbarthelemy190]

Mag Bar islam

[@brahimbenfares1464]

@@eddiekulp1241 well this is not about the US either

[@TmanRock9]

@@brahimbenfares1464if it involves the US then yes it is. The US does not recognize the court and it has no jurisdiction over the US. A warrant would be useless.

[@BenWillock]

Embarrassed at our country's response. That's truly unhelpful.

[@joblogs1072]

Why was there no arrest warrant for the whole Israeli parliament and military leaders? The warrants for the Hamas leaders for taking hostages when they have the right to armed resistance against an occupying force, yet no mention of the 10,000 Palestinian hostages taken by Israel. Even this much belated request for warrants appears biased when the Palestinians are facing a declared intent to exterminate them all. If you resist genocide you are also declared guilty the ICC is biased no mention of continuous settler murder backed by the Israel military and parliament.

[@bjmr1234]

Benjamin and Sinwar "star n villain of the year 2024."

[@JohnFelinn]

"You wouldn't need a lobby if there were strategic and moral reasons for a close relationship. Israel is a strategic liability and its behavior toward the Palestinians is morally reprehensible." -John Mearsheimer

[@mspring00]

"Bull" - anyone sane.

[@metoo4382]

O WHAT LIES OF THE DEVIL HIMSELF

[@Atilla_Kaan]

The Thirteenth Tribe is a 1976 book by Arthur Koestler, in which the author advances the thesis that Ashkenazi Jews are not descended from the historical Israelites of antiquity, but from Khazars, a Turkish people.

[@iqbalturk3342]

First saw that many years ago by a Otto, can't remember if that's surname or first name. On YT. But I do remember he died in suspicious circumstances or was assassinated

[@mspring00]

Racist

[@CraigTheBrute-yf7no]

I don’t know why it’s controversial. The Khazar empire is described in all the reputable history books & encyclopedias, you can’t obfuscate it.

[@Iamrightasusual]

Let me advance the theory that islam began with a brutal colonialist warlord, and that their descendants have been invaders, oppressors, pirates, slavers, drug dealers and terrorists ever since. Oh. That isn't theory. That's fact.

[@oliveoil5789]

Kahn was smart to make this public. There is a lot more risk to him for this warrant than with Putin.

[@jamesbradley3741]

Extremely biased reporting. Why play the clip of the prosecutor reading charges against Hamas but not Netanyahu?

[@thewolfofswingthat2035]

"most moral army" i chuckled

[@cryanmac9283]

Look at the faces of 2 statues standing behind

[@HooDie-Trench-GoTh2022]

If they arrest Benjamin netanyahu , I'll eat my hat. It'll never happen. And they know it.

[@ruqiasalah5744]

Almighty Allah will punishes them natenyahu and his team

[@_yonas]

The ICC cannot arrest anyone. They rely on the local police force of the members of the court, and I think they would probably enforce it, if it is approved. Netanyahu will probably from now on never travel to Europa, South America, Canada, Australia, most Africa, etc. never again.

[@Polfeck21]

Land in the wrong country and you will be arrested

[@MRandomCommenterGuy]

Self-fulfilling prophecy. Occasionally, things do change.

[@timbradley1419]

They said the same after the Serbian War..............would you like salt and pepper on your hat..?

[@hourbee5535]

Putin: “first time, guys?”

[@trappybaby4185]

😂

[@andysk5438]

That aged balalaika salesman is in all likelihood sh!tting bricks looking at what will happen to Netanyahu. He can only sell oil to China & India and has lost everything in Europe (and to be fair, Russia won't ever be missed in Europe: Sweden make much better vodka + green transition + AI for which you need the Americans and China, not Borat & his merry band of meerkats).

[@user-rr8fm9ez8d]

Finally, a well balanced and full report of what is actually taking place without bias. Well done.

[@hariowen3840]

He should be fine with those flying wing ears!

[@SuperJustin0229]

They're not comparing hamas to IDF fighters. Theyre comparing religious fanatic terrorist leaders with religious fanatic terrorists

[@JohnFelinn]

"No equivalence between Israel and Hamas". Thats right. One side is an occupier (according to the international law and UN resolutions 1967-2024)

[@Iamrightasusual]

All muslims outside mecca and medina are occupiers and need to go home.

[@nanou9015]

Arrest Netanyahu!!!!!

[@tarekmdk8718]

"The most morale army in the world".that has to be a joke, how delusional are you to say that about the IDF and think that people will believe you.

[@fiabeantiche8187]

When you don't have the brains to distinguish between a terrorist and a prime minister desperately searching for his fellow citizens taken hostage, what do you do with beauty?

[@chrysalis4126]

"The most moral army in the world" 🤣🤣🤣

[@happykitten5695]

Peace & LOVE for ONE & ALL

[@Julian_Wang-pai]

There is NO equivalence. There ARE charges to answer and justice accordingly dispensed - without fear or favour Mr Netanyahu.

[@johnmountford4979]

R not. Yet. Judges have the authority to issue arrest warrants.

[@subaasaku7842]

Justice for all!!🙏

[@sekibulja-fu3bv]

What about Rishi Sunak?? Rishi made sure that Israeli bomber jets can use Uk base in Cyprus....... Rishi is just as GUILTY!

[@flon1739]

ICC, what about Russia and Ukraine, genocides in Rwanda, Congo, Uganda, Sudan???ICC, help all.

[@VoiceSriLanka]

Why can’t channel 4 shows us what Netanyahu was saying in English rather than his Hebrew rant? He did address in English as well

[@samchris3793]

Israeli's show up as westerners in English but show their true colours in their native tongue.

[@MIqbal-dd8ni]

Very strong answers

[@TheB031]

Seek an arrest warrant for Itamar Ben-Gvir too.

[@mjrashid7654]

If this dont go through then just shut down UN and ICC

[@roboldx9171]

Netanyahu still does not get it's aimed at him.

[@richardthayer5907]

How do we know whats really going on?

[@taniaherbst9783]

Most moral army spin doesn't work anymore... These guys think it is 1948...what a joke

[@jojob_clips269]

Most moral army in the world? He really is delusional

[@SelinaJames]

Jenny said there was a warrant for her arrest

[@stefanbelov477]

they haven't arrested the leaders of Hamas for so long so what does it matter

[@earlofgriefem]

The fact that US and Isreal are not members of the ICC tells its own tale

[@alanprice6399]

"Again", apparently.😢

[@ThatLife4U]

Good, it's about time both sides are held to the same ICC standard. #ThatPoliticalLife

[@teguhadisumantri1680]

Most moral army in the world?!?!?!?!?!? Wtf!!!

[@nerthus4685]

"The most moral army in the world".

[@OfficialCasaMusic]

win win for democracy today with this and Julian Assange winning his right to appeal.

[@blobby-ur7vn]

yes

[@user-bw3px2ui1v]

Can ICC do it ?

[@2ru2pacFan]

No chance!

[@kjetilhvalstrand1009]

With political pressure perhaps, we will see if that happens.

[@RazorMouth]

The ICC is a court, it's up to the 124 member countries to arrest him, if he steps in one of those countries he will be arrested. Wouldn't be surprised if Israel hand him over at some point anyway as the fall guy.

[@jamesharrison2763]

Yes both sides need to be arrested and charged.

[@joesummer]

Now what

[@miraclemorgan1061]

Who has the Distortion to REALITY? The NARC or who?

[@bayzidahammed8614]

I thought the Naz!s no longer existed until I realized that they are rebranding themselves as the NAtional Zlonism of Israel.

[@LucaStanga-ww4pm]

Who should arrest them though?

[@kjetilhvalstrand1009]

Interpol, every country can arrest him, basically this is a travel ban.

[@RazorMouth]

Ehhhhh the police in one of the 124 ICC signatory countries.

[@edwinojeda6424]

Another joke of the clowns of the icc. Putin is still laughing of his warrant.

[@GregorSamsa000]

Israeli and Palestinian authorities cooperating together and the victim is the people on both sides and they thought the world would not notice.

[@zetaepsilondelta545]

They should just make war illegal altogether really, and be done with it. Not sure if everyone in the Court would unanimously vote against it though, would they? Perhaps they should make more of their Judges into Military Chiefs, and more Military Chiefs into Judges.

[@Iamrightasusual]

They should also give you some cotton candy and a balloon, but I would rather that they simply make it illegal to be stupid.

[@dedi3broshi]

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court probably acted here on orders from Qatar and Iran to draw the attention away from the death of Iran leader and the popular celebrations in Iran of his death. There is no other explanation to the haste and timing of these warrants.

[@adeebkhan1122]

IDF may have been on the right path for justice......not any more😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-lp5nm8is7d]

Grandstanding that's about right

[@bushrita10]

One day we will have james bond movie with bibi as a villain

[@beatrixjansen6297]

It's about time for this monster to be held accountable for his many,many crimes.Netanyahu is a monster.

[@Turbettma]

If the bulk of Israeli citizens were privately armed, this situation would have ended at about the same time it occurred.

[@tomanderson7129]

Collective punishment, failure to adhere to the principals of proportionality and distinction in the laws of war, forcible transfer, mass murder, intentionally targeting civilians, intentional starvation and denial of food, water and essential supplies, killing prisoners of war and surrendered people, rape, torture, sexual abuse, pillage, use of human shields, breach of medical neutrality, use of prohibited munitions, targeting journalists, holding prisoners in cruel, inhuman, or degrading conditions, attacking civilian and protected objects, wanton destruction, incitement to genocide and genocide. That's the list I came up with today during my lunch break. The ICC is taking a very conservative approach.

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

I like how he points out that the ICC was there to stop Jen O'Side but thinks he gets a free pass because of the hollow cause. Then he goes on to compare the few hundred lost on 7th October to the hundreds of thousands people lost since, while listing things his soldiers are doing ON VIDEO AND POSTING ONLINE!!!

[@jaymfom6963]

Was this filmed in a copy machine?

[@richardpearson2630]

Basically saying dnt matter what they do icc dosnt have the right to arrest .so like doing a crime n passing state lines ,the crime is still criminal

[@iqbalturk3342]

Define moral.

[@maher.itorer]

this icc thing is a joke