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_Published 2024-05-20. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war._


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## Transcript

On the basis of evidence collected and examined and analyzed by my office. I have reasonable grounds to believe that three senior leaders of Hamas, Yahya Sina Mohammedaif and Ishmael Hana bear criminal responsibility for the following international crimes committed on the territory of Israel and the state of Palestine from at least 7 October 2023. Extermination as a crime against humanity. Murder, as a crime against humanity and as a war crime. The taking of hostages as a war crime, rape, and other acts of sexual violence during captivity, as crimes against humanity and as war crimes. Torture.

During captivity, as a crime against humanity and as a war crime. Other inhumane acts during captivity, as a crime against humanity, cruel treatment during captivity, as a war crime, and outrages upon personal dignity, during captivity as a war crime. My office submits that there are reasonable grounds to believe that these three Hamas leaders are criminally responsible for the killing of Israeli civilians in attacks perpetrated by Hamas and other armed groups on 7 October 2023. The taking of hostages and the other crimes alleged in our applications. I can also confirm today that I have reasonable grounds to believe on the basis of evidence collected and examined by my office that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Galant bear criminal responsibility for the following international crimes committed on the territory of the state of Palestine from at least 8 October 2023.

The crimes include starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, willfully causing, great suffering, serious injury to body or health or cruel treatment, willful killing or murder, and intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population. As well as crimes against humanity of extermination and or murder, persecution and allegations of crimes of committing other inhuman acts. It's alleged that these crimes were committed in the context of the ongoing armed conflict, and as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Gaza pursuant to a state policy. Unfortunately, these crimes continue to this day.

My office submits that these individuals through a common plan have systematically deprived the civilian population of Gaza of objects indispensable to human survival. We have reached that conclusion based upon interviews with survivors, many eyewitnesses, experts. My office charges, Netanyahu and Gant as co perpetrators and as superiors in the commission of these alleged crimes. Israel, like all states, has the right to defend its population. It has every right to ensure the return of hostages that have been criminally and callously taken. Those rights, however, do not absolve Israel of its obligations to comply with international humanitarian law.

Intentionally causing death, starvation, injury, and suffering to the civilian population, including many women and children are criminal means to achieve military and political goals.

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