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ICC’s arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. ## The ‘hammer’ and the flotillas Despite the military
ICC in November 2024 [issued arrest warrants](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/21/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu-israel) for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former defence chief Yoav Gallant, as well as a Hamas leader
arrest warrants for several Hamas leaders who were subsequently killed in Israeli operations. The ICC
ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant in November 2024 mattered so much. They did not end impunity. They did not stop the war. But they broke something that had seemed almost permanent: the assumption
Israeli counterpart and [longtime ally](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/16/rightwing-leaders-endorse-viktor-orban-video-election), Benjamin Netanyahu – the subject of an ICC arrest warrant – in Budapest. After he was elected in a [landslide victory](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-as-opposition-wins-hungarian-election) last month, the country
ICC) was [seeking an arrest warrant](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/19/far-right-israeli-minister-bezalel-smotrich-icc-seeking-arrest) against him. The parade drew a broad roster of New York political leaders, including the New York senator Chuck Schumer; the House representatives [Dan Goldman
warrants in November 2024 for the Israeli prime minister and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for their conduct in Israel’s war on Gaza. There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Gallant and Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza. He also sought warrants for Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, for the October
leaders who can be marketed as proof that Israel can still forge ideological alliances, not just pragmatic ones. Argentina, under Milei, has become Israel’s most important ‘island of influence’.” ## A ‘safe haven’ from
leaders as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and political domination. “A global environment where primitive ferocity could flourish has been long in the making,” Agnes Callamard, the head of the global rights group, wrote
ICC) [arrest warrant request](/news/2026/5/19/israeli-far-right-minister-smotrich-says-icc-seeks-his-arrest) against him. “The Palestinian Authority has started a war, and it’ll get a war,” Smotrich told Israeli media. The week also saw the Knesset Education Committee fast-tracking
arrest warrant](/news/2024/11/21/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-pm-netanyahu-for-war-crimes-in-gaza) by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes charges in Gaza since 2024, went on to argue that Israel treats Christians better than any other country in the region. “While Christians
leaders’ speeches planned for September in New York. The Palestinians are currently running as one of four delegations on a Asia-Pacific group slate. Although the vice-presidential role is less prominent than the presidency
leaders, who have consistently opposed his leadership over his criticism of Israel. But defenders of the mayor noted that the parade was attended by Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, a leading figure
leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), described the result as an “embarrassment”, while Adis Ahmetovic, foreign policy spokesman for the Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary group, said the vote was “a gauge
leaders are facing unprecedented public backlash for their ties to Israel. “These governments are trying to cover up their shortcomings with low-value measures,” Barghouti said, arguing that the sanctions reflect a need to manage
leaders are driven by their own political interests which are on a collision course. In the US, the war with Iran is deeply unpopular, so Trump needs to reach a deal with Iran