‘Anti-semitic’ International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu AND Hamas’s new leader

ARREST warrants have been issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister and Hamas’ new leader, accusing them of war crimes.

Israel has previously accused the International Criminal Court – which issued the warrants – of being anti-semitic.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the subject of an arrest warrant over war crime charges

One of the warrants announced on Thursday was for the new leader of Hamas – Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al Masri.

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to pursue a warrant against Netanyahu has previously sparked outrage, with one Israeli minister branding it “a distortion of justice.”

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