ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Former Defense Minister

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said: ‘The court is a dangerous joke. It is now time for the U.S. Senate to act and sanction this irresponsible body.’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on Sept. 2, 2024. Ohad Zwigenberg/AFP via Getty Images

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, has issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The court has also issued a warrant for Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, a leader of the Hamas terrorist group whom Israeli authorities believe may already be dead. He is sometimes known as Mohammed Deif.