{"id":12002,"date":"2024-05-20T16:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=12002"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:32:07","slug":"israels-war-on-gaza-icc-arrest-warrants-sought-for-israeli-hamas-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/israels-war-on-gaza-icc-arrest-warrants-sought-for-israeli-hamas-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s war on Gaza: ICC arrest warrants sought for Israeli, Hamas leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>.International Criminal Court chief prosecutor says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has released a statement on his application for the arrest warrants of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas&#8217;s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, for war crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karim Khan KC previously said there were reasonable grounds to believe that both men bore criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity from at least 7 October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to the group&#8217;s attack on southern Israel last year, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 252 others were taken hostage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" data-attachment-id=\"12004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/israels-war-on-gaza-icc-arrest-warrants-sought-for-israeli-hamas-leaders\/cf912150-16a3-11ef-a5f9-c9e97f2e93cf-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cf912150-16a3-11ef-a5f9-c9e97f2e93cf.jpg.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory&#8217;s Hamas-run health ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Today I am filing applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in the State of Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (\u201cHamas\u201d) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim AL-MASRI, more commonly known as DEIF (Commander-in-Chief of the military wing of Hamas, known as the Al-Qassam Brigades), and Ismail HANIYEH (Head of Hamas Political Bureau) bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 7 October 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Extermination as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(b) of the Rome Statute;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Murder as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(a), and as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking hostages as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(iii);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rape and other acts of sexual violence as crimes against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(g), and also as war crimes pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(vi) in the context of captivity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Torture as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(f), and also as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(l)(k), in the context of captivity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outrages upon personal dignity as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(ii), in the context of captivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif), Ismail Haniyeh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My Office submits that the war crimes alleged in these applications were committed in the context of an international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine, and a non-international armed conflict between Israel and Hamas running in parallel. We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Israel by Hamas and other armed groups pursuant to organisational policies. Some of these crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My Office submits there are reasonable grounds to believe that SINWAR, DEIF and HANIYEH are criminally responsible for the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians in attacks perpetrated by Hamas (in particular its military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades) and other armed groups on 7 October 2023 and the taking of at least 245 hostages. As part of our investigations, my Office has interviewed victims and survivors, including former hostages and eyewitnesses from six major attack locations: Kfar Aza; Holit; the location of the Supernova Music Festival; Be\u2019eri; Nir Oz; and Nahal Oz. The investigation also relies on evidence such as CCTV footage, authenticated audio, photo and video material, statements by Hamas members including the alleged perpetrators named above, and expert evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is the view of my Office that these individuals planned and instigated the commission of crimes on 7 October 2023, and have through their own actions, including personal visits to hostages shortly after their kidnapping, acknowledged their responsibility for those crimes. We submit that these crimes could not have been committed without their actions. They are charged both as co-perpetrators and as superiors pursuant to Articles 25 and 28 of the Rome Statute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;During my own visit to Kibbutz Be\u2019eri and Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as well as to the site of Supernova Music Festival in Re\u2019im, I saw the devastating scenes of these attacks and the profound impact of the unconscionable crimes charged in the applications filed today. Speaking with survivors, I heard how the love within a family, the deepest bonds between a parent and a child, were contorted to inflict unfathomable pain through calculated cruelty and extreme callousness. These acts demand accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My Office also submits there are reasonable grounds to believe that hostages taken from Israel have been kept in inhumane conditions, and that some have been subject to sexual violence, including rape, while being held in captivity. We have reached that conclusion based on medical records, contemporaneous video and documentary evidence, and interviews with victims and survivors. My Office also continues to investigate reports of sexual violence committed on 7 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I wish to express my gratitude to the survivors, and the families of victims of the 7 October attacks, for their courage in coming forward to provide their accounts to my Office. We remain focused on further deepening our investigations of all crimes committed as part of these attacks and will continue to work with all partners to ensure that justice is delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I again reiterate my call for the immediate release of all hostages taken from Israel and for their safe return to their families. This is a fundamental requirement of international humanitarian law.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b10c\/live\/d043b300-16a4-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallantce in Tel Aviv\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>.International Criminal Court chief prosecutor says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/57051320-16a5-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13614,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/israels-netanyahu-delays-gaza-cease-fire-vote-accusing-hamas-of-trying-to-back-out-of-deal\/","url_meta":{"origin":12002,"position":0},"title":"Israel&#8217;s Netanyahu delays Gaza cease-fire vote, accusing Hamas of trying to back out of deal","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"January 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office delayed a cabinet vote Thursday to approve a cease-fire and hostage release deal with Hamas, accusing the group of creating a crisis at the 11th hour by going back on parts of the agreement. \"Hamas is reneging on the understandings and creating a last-minute\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AA1xj0Fx.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AA1xj0Fx.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AA1xj0Fx.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AA1xj0Fx.jpg 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13642,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/3-freed-gaza-hostages-back-in-israel-as-cease-fire-holds\/","url_meta":{"origin":12002,"position":1},"title":"3 freed Gaza hostages back in Israel as cease-fire holds","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"January 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Three Gaza hostages have been released and are now back in Israel, the Israel military said Sunday evening, following the implementation of a cease-fire in the morning. \"They're home,\" the Israel Defense Forces said in a\u00a0post on X\u00a0along with images of the three women, who had been taken captive by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1737310294025_lc_galleryImage_Doron_Steinbrecher_in_pin.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1737310294025_lc_galleryImage_Doron_Steinbrecher_in_pin.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1737310294025_lc_galleryImage_Doron_Steinbrecher_in_pin.jpg 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12535,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/israel-kills-another-hamas-military-chief-as-middle-east-on-brink-of-regional-huge-war\/","url_meta":{"origin":12002,"position":2},"title":"Israel kills another Hamas military chief as Middle East on brink of regional huge war","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"August 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Israeli military has confirmed that the head of\u00a0Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in\u00a0Gaza\u00a0. 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