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ICC targets top Israeli and Hamas leaders over alleged Gaza atrocities

The top prosecutor's action drew immediate and fierce reaction, with U.S. President Biden calling it 'outrageous.'

A Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker provides health services in Gaza.
A Palestinian Red Crescent Society aid worker provides health services in Gaza. (AN/PRCS)

BRUSSELS (AN) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court took the unprecedented step of seeking arrest warrants for the top leaders of Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Karim Khan requested warrants on Monday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the top political and military chiefs of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

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