ICC prosecutor insists the court has the power to issue warrants for Israeli leaders linked to Gaza

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has called on judges to “urgently” rule on his request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others linked to the war in Gaza. He insists the court has jurisdiction. Prosecutor Karim Khan wrote in a 49-page legal brief filed Friday that it is “settled law that the Court has jurisdiction in this situation.” Khan called on a panel of ICC pretrial judges to “urgently render its decisions” on the requests he filed in May for warrants for Netanyahu, his defense minister, Yoav Gallant and three leaders of Hamas, two of whom have since been killed.