Israel, Hamas and the Enduring Value of the International Criminal Court Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
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An arrest warrant has not been issued for these five men — three senior Hamas officials, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Netanyahu--not yet, at least. What happened today is that Karim Khan decided to make public his application for an arrest warrant. It is now up to judges at the ICC to grant or deny that request. Khan could have opted to keep this application under seal, but decided to make it public—and did so for very good reasons.
An arrest warrant has not been issued for these five men — three senior Hamas officials, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Netanyahu--not yet, at least. What happened today is that Karim Khan decided to make public his application for an arrest warrant. It is now up to judges at the ICC to grant or deny that request. Khan could have opted to keep this application under seal, but decided to make it public—and did so for very good reasons.